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If you believe that an alligator poses a threat to humans or pets, call FWC’s toll-free Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 866-FWC-GATOR or 866-392-4286. Show comments Advertisement
Florida — Her body was found in a canal near Oldsmar in Pinellas County, 20 miles (30 km) north of St. Petersburg. She had been in the water for about three days. Preliminary autopsy results indicated a fatal alligator attack. Her arm and hand were later recovered from an 8.5-foot (2.6 m) alligator. [40] [42] [43] May 10, 2006
The body of a woman found late last week near a 13-foot, 8.5-inch male alligator in a water canal has been identified, Florida authorities say.
An alligator bit an 84-year-old woman who was walking her dog in South Florida on Thursday, causing her “significant injuries,” authorities said. 7-foot alligator bites elderly woman while she ...
An 85-year-old woman has been killed in Florida after being attacked by a 10-foot alligator after she fought to wrestle her dog from its jaws.. The attack happened on the banks of a lake at the ...
Only nine fatal attacks occurred in the United States throughout the 1970s–1990s, but American alligators killed 12 people between 2001 and 2007. An additional report of alligator attacks showed a total of 376 injuries and 15 deaths recorded all from 1948 to 2004, leading this to an increase of the alligator population. [149]
That was by far the most violent attack in this state that I can remember. The location where that attack occurred (near Slidell) has similar conditions to much of Florida: a large amount of new suburban home construction in or near swampland, encroaching on the gators' habitat.--Boz nia 17:43, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
A Florida firefighter and adventurer lived to tell the tale after he was attacked head-on by an alligator while he was swimming in Lake Thonotosassa, Florida, viral video shows.Juan-Carlos La ...