. >> i thought of what they taught me at gatorland. i put my two fingers up its nostrils.ad to breathe through its moeth. it opened its mouth and let my leg out. >> a couple of puncture wounds on her leg but her legging is still intact. >> reporter: apparently outsmarting the gator who attacked her saturday afternoon as she swam in less than two feet of water at this orlando lake. >> the alligator didn't do nothing because he was too busy biting my leg and holding on to the sand, he was too busy with that. he didn't have any other attack moves to take out my fingers. >> it's in the middle of our swimming area. >> reporter: the gator caught by a trapper and put down. now osa is back home after being leg. requiring just ten stitches. she is one tough cookie. our thanks to linzie janis. thanks for watching abc news. as always here online at abcnews.com and our "nightline" facebook page. good night, america. >> some people in this world think they have all the answers. well, if you happen to run into one, send them our way because i would love to give somebody a million bucks.

its forehead to let me go and that didn't work and as a plan b, i thought of what they taught in gatorland. >> reporter: it would be a life saving lesson. >> the tip of their nose is super sensitive. they open right up. >> i sticked my fingers up its two nostrils and it had to open its mouth to let my leg out so it could breathe. >> what do you think that alligator thought was going on? >> well, i thought he thought i was like this ginormous piece of chicken. >> reporter: the brave third grader was sitting in about 18 inches of water at a county park saturday when without warning the gator attacked. what do you make of the presence of mind your daughter had to think about this in such a horrific situation? >> i think she showed everybody a lesson, showed me a lesson. >> reporter: park managers have closed the designated swimming area for now. gator warning signs and a lifeguard may not be enough. >> at nemours children's hospital 13 stitches, puncture wounds and a black and blue leg, this girl is undeterred. >> look, this is the future. i will be running and walking. >> reporter: we have n

. >> what they taught me at gatorland, so i put my two fingers up its nostrils.athe so had to breathe through its mouth and opened its mouth and let my leg out. >> other than stitches she's expected to be okay. and she had just learned that nostril trick at a gator park she went to not too long ago. >> we'll have to keep track of that. scream for a bear and the nostril trick for an alligator. >>> time now for sports. >>> the golden state warriors are still undefeated in the nba playoffs. and we get the highlights from espn. >> good morning, america. he's stan, i'm neil. we're taping this during a commercial break of "sportscenter." >> little known fact there. we got the warriors taking on the jazz, game series, warriors won the previous three so they had the brooms with them and steph curry and company are moving on. curry had 30 points to lead all scorers, got that to go somehow over rudy go obert. draymond green helped out. 22-0 when green gets a triple-double. curry and company will wait on the winner of the many rock rockets/spurs series tied at 2 apiece and

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the girl's family saying she escaped using survival techniques she learned at gatorland adventure park>> if you're ever in that position where an alligator grabs ahold of you, the nose, not the eyes, is the spot you want to go for. >> reporter: the girl tries punching the gator in the nose. then in the nostrils, pulling down on his bottom jaw. finally freeing her leg. >> get your head up, buddy. >> to get an animal like this to let go of you is a miracle. >> reporter: the gator is caught and put down. the state closing the waterfront as a precaution. the girl rushed to the home with puncture wounds to her knee and thigh. amazingly, the 10-year-old is already out of the hospital. her family tells us she's recovering at home. >> adrienne, thank you. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. the devastating images coming in from a deadly collision with a city bus. >>> plus, the consumer alert for online shoppers looking for the perfect mother's day gift. >>> and the alleged crook, getting into a home through a doggie door. what happens when the suspect and the

. >> i thought of what they taught me at gatorland. i put my two fingers up its nostrils.s mouth and it let my leg out. >> appears to be a couple of puncture wounds on her leg but her leg is still intact. >> reporter: ossa apparently outsmarting the gator who attacked her saturday afternoon as she swam in less than two feet of water at this orlando lake. >> the alligator didn't do nothing because he was too busy biting my leg and holding on to the sand. he was too busy with that and didn't have any other attack moves to take out my fingers. >> it's in the middle of our swimming area. >> reporter: the gator caught by a trapper and put down. now ossa is back home after being treated for bite wounds to her leg. requiring just ten stitches. juliana not suffering from any lack of courage or confidence. i love when she says that gator had no other attack moves. >> what a calm and what she learned at gatorland was able to transfer over to real-life situations. amazing. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up in two minutes, new details about that murder of two doctors in boston. what po

. >> you know, she heard what to do from one of the guys or gals here at gatorland and that was to, you the snout so she gave it a good whack in the snout once it grabbed ahold of her leg and didn't work and took her two fingers and stuck them down in the nostril. the tip of the snout of an alligator is super sensitive so it's like kind of like poking you in the nose. we wouldn't really like it either so she just lucked out. luck of the draw, the alligator let her go. fortunately, you know, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. it's a crazy situation but we're all happy to hear she made it out. >> you said she put her fingers in the nostrils. is that the best way to survive an attack. >> yeah. >> that's the best way to do it? >> i mean, if you think about it, you know, if you're underneath the water and someone were to stick their fingers in your nose you'd be afraid of drowning so let me show you, i'll show you the nostrils real quick. all right, give me a second here, let's see if we can -- come on. be good. be good. yeah, this is something you can't rush. this is one of thos

i'm here at gatorland. you can see the gators behind me.t 500,000 people come here to see these guys. and remarkably, the little girl came here and learned something. she learned tif she was attacke by an alligator, that two fingers can save your life. this pint-sized powerhouse has an amazing story to tell. >> he thought i was this ginormous piece of chicken. >> reporter: how she tangled with this alligator and used just two fingers, survived. were you scared? >> i was. >> reporter: the third grader was sitting in 18 inches of water at a county park in the designated swimming area when without warning, she was attacked. the giant gator clamping down on her leg. >> i started punching its forehead. it wouldn't let go. >> reporter: amazingly, she had the presence of mind to remember something she had recently learned from the alligator wranglers at gatorland. >> i sticked my fingers up its nostrils. it had to open up its mouth to breathe. >> reporter: she was rushed to children's hospital. there were multiple puncture wounds on her left leg.

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