A Florida man was fatally attacked by an unusually large alligator while fishing near a pond, according to local reports. Authorities confirmed the aggressive predator, nearly 12 feet long, dragged the victim into the water before being killed. The incident in Winter Garden marks a rare and deadly encounter with the state’s native alligator population. Police and wildlife officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the attack.
Steve Hamilton was fishing in Winter Garden when he was attacked by gator, which was later killedA man fishing at a pond in Florida was killed on Friday by an alligator that was almost 12ft long in a rare kind of animal attack, according to authorities and media reports.Steve Hamilton, 71, was on the shoreline in the community of Winter Garden when the animal dragged him into the water, the Florida news outlet WOFL reported, citing local police and the state’s fish and wildlife conservation commission. Continue reading...
