Barefoot father and son airlifted from Everglades mudhole after ATV runs out of gas: ‘Alligators are hungry’

A begetter and lad stranded barefoot and soaking bedewed successful a mudhole successful the Florida Everglades were rescued Thursday night, erstwhile deputies spotted the occurrence they had lit to enactment warm.

The men got stuck successful the mud successful the Big Cypress National Preserve erstwhile their ATV ran retired of gas, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. With nighttime approaching, the men called 911 for help.

"My four-wheeler ran retired of gas," the begetter told the 911 dispatcher. "We got stuck successful a mudhole, and present we’re conscionable present stranded. Pretty acold and astir retired of h2o with my son."

The sphere is simply a immense swamp that stretches 729,000 acres crossed aggregate counties.

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Rescuers spotted the men waving adjacent the occurrence they had started to support warm. (Collier County Sheriff's Office)

The begetter said helium and his lad some mislaid their shoes successful the mud and were barefoot. He was besides acrophobic astir approaching wildlife arsenic nighttime began to fall.

"But the sun’s going down and the alligators are hungry, buddy," helium told the dispatcher, per WMGT-TV.

Rescuers hoisted the 2 men to safety. No injuries were reported. (Collier County Sheriff's Office)

Deputies said the men were soaking bedewed and started a occurrence to support warm.

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The sheriff’s Aviation Bureau launched a chopper and tracked the men’s coordinates. They spotted the occurrence the men had started and saw the duo waving astatine the helicopter.

The begetter and lad said their ATV had gotten stuck successful the mud and ran retired of state astatine Big Cypress National Preserve connected Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Collier County Sheriff's Office)

Video released by the sheriff’s bureau shows the begetter and lad being hoisted to safety. The sheriff’s bureau added that the men extinguished the occurrence upon their rescue.

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No injuries were reported.

"This is different illustration of CCSO’s large grooming enactment into signifier and the occurrence that comes from seamless partnerships," the sheriff’s bureau said.