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Gemini Wink, 26, of Louisville, Ky., realized he was lost. While visiting a friend in Tampa, Fla., Wink waded into a swamp to shoot pictures of alligators. Taking along a roll of duct tape to mark his path, he was ready to head back around dusk when he couldn’t find his marks. Afraid he would be eaten by ’gators when he fell asleep, he climbed 40 feet up a tree to keep out of their reach and — using his ever-more-handy roll — taped himself to a branch for the night. Wink’s friend called for help when he didn’t return by dark, and sheriff deputies found him in the tree, just 400 yards from his friend’s house, so securely taped down that deputies had to climb up to help free him. (Reuters) ...Next week, Wink will demonstrate his new duct tape tiger snare during a breathtaking adventure in India. Don’t miss it!


Publication Date: 14 May 2000

This story is in True's book collection:
Volume 6, Page 131
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