Florida woman thrown from canoe by thrashing gator, falls into water where she was attacked and killed

'Startled' Alligator Killed Florida Woman After Tipping Over Her Canoe: Investigators

Cynthia Diekema died near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando.

Cynthia Diekema and her husband were paddling on Kissimmee Lake when the animal surprised them, capsized the canoe.

Florida woman thrown from canoe by thrashing gator, falls into water where she was attacked and killed

Officials said the husband and wife were in a 14-foot canoe in around 2 feet of water when they passed over an alligator.

Florida woman was killed by gator as her husband tried to intervene, officials say

Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed after the canoe she was riding in with her husband drifted over a large alligator, Florida officials said.

A canoe trip in the U.S. state of Florida ends fatally for a 61-year-old woman.

Orlando, Florida.- A 61-year-old woman died on Tuesday when a caiman overturned the canoe in which she and her husband were rowing in central Florida and attacked her after falling into the water, authorities said. The attack took place shortly after 4 p.m. at the place where Tiger Creek meets Lake Kissimmee in Polk County, south of Orlando, officials of the Florida Fish Conservation and Wildlife Commission said at a press conference on Wednesda…