Apparent alligator attack after Hurricane Ida leaves Louisiana man missing
CBSN
Slidell, Louisiana — An elderly Slidell man was apparently attacked by an alligator after Hurricane Ida and hasn't been seen since, CBS New Orleans affiliate WWL-TV reports.
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office deputies said the 71-year-old was in his shed mid-day Monday when, his wife told them, she heard a commotion. Their home is near Lake Pontchartrain and the shed reportedly had several feet of water inside from Ida's storm surge. The shed is under the house, which is raised and surrounded by a marsh and wildlife refuge.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.