A Florida woman was attacked and killed by an alligator while sailing on a canoe on Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
A husband and wife were canoeing in a 14-foot boat in approximately two and a half feet of water at the mouth of Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee, Florida.
‘Gator grabbed her out of the canoe. He tried to fight the gator off. We’re at the last place he saw her.’
Suddenly, the canoe drifted over a large alligator.
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Citing officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, ABC News reported, “The gator thrashed and tipped the canoe over, throwing both the husband and wife into the water.”
The fish and wildlife officials said 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema of Polk County landed on top of the alligator.
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