Florida fisherman killed by 12-foot alligator in Winter Garden
Published 12h ago · Latest report 1h ago · Accident
Affects United States · Covered in 2 countries
A 71-year-old man died after an alligator dragged him into a Florida pond.
A 71-year-old fisherman was killed by an alligator in Winter Garden, Florida, on Friday. Authorities reported that the animal dragged the man into a pond from the shoreline. Police and state wildlife officials later located and killed the nearly 12-foot reptile.
- The victimLocal police identified the deceased angler as 71-year-old Steve Hamilton.
- The reptileState wildlife officials dispatched the alligator, which measured nearly 3.6 meters in length.
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Alligator attacks on humans are relatively rare, despite millions of the animals living across freshwater bodies in Florida.
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Steve Hamilton was pulled into a pond by an alligator nearly 12 feet long in Winter Garden, Florida, and state officials subsequently killed the animal.
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- The Straits TimesMan fishing near a Florida lake killed by alligator1h ago · open ↗
- The GuardianFlorida fisher dragged into water and killed by 12ft alligator12h ago · open ↗
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