A woman’s body has been recovered from Florida’s Lake Kissimmee after reports of “an alligator attack” on a canoeist, ...

A tranquil afternoon canoe trip ended in tragedy Tuesday when a Polk County woman was killed by an alligator in a rare and violent encounter on Tiger Creek, near Lake Kissimmee.

Florida woman Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed by an alligator on a canoe trip on Lake Kissimmee on May 6, 2025. While out ...

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, investigators said.

On May 6, an alligator thrashed and tipped over a couple’s canoe in Central Florida where it attacked a woman and killed her.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.

While rare, alligator attacks can happen. Here are five ways to stay safe around alligators in Florida waters.

This happened because their canoe passed over the alligator, causing the animal to thrash. This action led into the reptile tipping them into the water, according to what FWC major Evan Laskowski ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.