Iguana attacks, bites young girl

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (WSVN) -- A 7-year-old girl is recovering from getting nearly two dozen stitches after she said an iguana bit her.

Madison Wells said the iguana bit her in her neighbor's backyard last Thursday. "A 6-foot iguana bit my foot, and I got 23 stitches," she said.

Wells said her friend's mom told her that if she fed the lizard it would lick her foot, but when she feed him, it bit her foot. "It came up to my foot and bit my whole foot," she said.

The second grader from Oakland Park Elementary School said she was scared for her life. "I thought I was going to be dead. It wasn't fun," said Wells.

Wells' mother described her daughter's reaction after the incident. "She was hysterical, crying, and she was really hurt. It was almost like her feelings were hurt more than anything because the iguana bit her," said Michelle Yurko.

Yurko said she has been telling several authorities about this incident, but no actions have been made, so she now plans on hiring an attorney.

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