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A couple was canoeing near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee in Florida on May 6 when the alligator attack occurred<\/strong>
The body of the victim, who has not been identified at this time, was later recovered<\/strong>
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the incident remains under investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A woman was attacked and killed by an alligator while canoeing on a Florida lake, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a news release shared with PEOPLE that the agency responded to a reported alligator incident near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee in Polk County at 4:02 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, May 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on preliminary information, authorities said the woman was in a canoe when she encountered the animal and went into the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe woman was later recovered from the water and is declared deceased,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency added that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers, members of the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office and other emergency responders arrived at the scene. A contracted nuisance alligator trapper was also dispatched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sheriff\u2019s office said that two people were kayaking on the lake when the attack occurred, Florida Today reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to radio transmissions from the sheriff\u2019s office, shared by CBS affiliate WKMG, an official said that the alligator \u201cgrabbed her out of the canoe. [Her husband] tried to fight the gator off. We\u2019re at the last place he saw her. He left the paddle here where he last saw her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official added that the helicopter \u201cspotted the victim floating in the water and FWC officers recovered her from the water, where she was pronounced deceased.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe incident remains under investigation and no additional details are available,\u201d the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covering approximately 35,000 acres across Polk and Osceola counties, Lake Kissimmee has a large concentration of gators in Florida, Fox affiliate WTVT reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission statistics, from 1948 to 2024, the state has recorded 487 unprovoked alligator bites on humans, with 27 resulting in fatalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency recommended visitors follow precautionary measures upon spotting alligators in or near water \u2014 including keeping a safe distance from the animals, not feeding them and swimming only in designated swimming areas during daylight hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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