The accident happened when the couple’s canoe passed over a large alligator, causing it to thrash and throw them out of the boat.

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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has issued an alligator advisory and installed a sign for the Tiger Creek area following ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A new warning sign was posted in Polk County after a woman was recently attacked and killed by an alligator.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has issued an official advisory urging residents and visitors to exercise extreme caution ...

Back-to-back alligator attacks in the Tiger Creek area have prompted authorities to create additional warnings for people ...

A tragic alligator attack on Lake Kissimmee in Polk Co. resulted in the death of a woman after an alligator tipped over the canoe she was in with her husband.

DYKEMA WAS SPOTTED TUESDAY BY A POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S HELICOPTER AND LATER RECOVERED BY FWC OFFICERS. FWC SAYS IT IS THE SECOND ATTACK AT LAKE KISSIMMEE SINCE MARCH, WHILE ALLIGATOR ATTACKS ...

An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon after her spouse tried to fight off the predator but was unsuccessful.

"She ended up on top of the alligator in the water and was bitten," Laskowski said. "Her husband attempted to intervene but was unsuccessful." Diekema's body was later spotted by a Polk County Sheriff ...