A man suspected of driving under the influence in Florida drops two young children into an alligator-infested swamp while fleeing police, according to reporting from multiple outlets. The incident follows a vehicle crash, after which the suspect is said to have taken the children and entered the swamp area.

The Oregonian and The Independent both describe the suspect as intoxicated and attempting to evade law enforcement when he places the children into the swamp. Both accounts characterize the location as gator- or alligator-infested and emphasize the children’s ages, referring to them as a baby and a toddler in one report and as two young children in the other. The articles align on the broad sequence of events—crash, suspected DUI, flight from police, and the act of leaving the children in the swamp.

The sources differ primarily in phrasing rather than substance, including how they describe the children’s ages and the language used for the wildlife in the area.