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An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon after ...
The gator thrashed, throwing the woman from the boat, FWC said. The woman landed on top of the gator in the water and was ...
FWC said the alligator attack occurred on Lake Kissimmee near Tiger Creek. A similar, though non-lethal attack happened in ...
A woman’s body has been recovered from Florida’s Lake Kissimmee after reports of “an alligator attack” on a canoeist, ...
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.
Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed after the canoe she was riding in with her husband drifted over a large alligator, Florida ...
While rare, alligator attacks can happen. Here are five ways to stay safe around alligators in Florida waters.
The most recent fatal alligator attack was in February 2023 when 85-year-old Gloria Serge was killed while walking her dog ...
Florida woman Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed by an alligator on a canoe trip on Lake Kissimmee on May 6, 2025. While out ...
Florida woman Cynthia Diekema was canoeing with her husband on Lake Kissimmee, near the mouth of Tiger Creek. They passed an ...