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Woman Dies After Being Bitten by Alligator While Swimming in Florida River
Officials said the woman was swimming with friends when the alligator bit her, and two people were injured in separate Central Florida attacks over the weekend.
- A 31-year-old woman died Sunday after an alligator bit her while swimming with friends in the Little Big Econ River at Bar Street Trailhead in Geneva, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
- This attack marks the third reported in Central Florida within one week and the second in the past 24 hours, following a child bitten Saturday while fishing in Umatilla.
- Following the attack, FWC officers dispatched to the area euthanized an 8-foot-7 alligator while investigators closed the trailhead to the public for several hours on Sunday using boats and UTVs.
- The FWC advises residents to swim only in designated areas during daylight hours and keep pets away from water edges, as alligators are most active between dusk and dawn, though serious injuries remain rare in Florida.
- Residents with concerns about alligators should contact the Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program at 866-392-4286, which dispatches contracted trappers to resolve situations where alligators have lost their natural wariness.
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Woman killed by alligator in Florida river, officials say
Stock photo of an alligator in the water. (Sushisu/Getty Images) A woman was killed by an alligator while swimming in a river in Florida, officials said. The victim was in the Econlockhatchee River in Seminole County, just north of Orlando, on Sunday when she was attacked, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. She was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries, the FWC said. Efforts to trap the alligator a…
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