US Edition'Swam Away with the Victim': Report Details 'Thrashing Gator' Incident that Left Florida Woman Dead
- Cynthia Dykema, 61, was killed by an alligator while canoeing with her husband on Tiger Creek.
- The couple's canoe tipped over after passing over a large alligator, sending them into the water.
- Efforts by Dykema's husband to assist her were unsuccessful after she was bitten by the alligator.
- An 11-foot-4-inch bull alligator was located and removed from the scene by FWC officers and alligator trappers.
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An 11-foot alligator swam away with a woman in Polk County after a 'death roll,' according to an FWC report - Miamistandard News
Lake Wales, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued another report this week on a deadly alligator attack in Polk County last month. The incident occurred on May 3, 2025, along Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee State Park, which had previously been the site of a separate alligator attack in March 2025. According to the FWC report, Cynthia Diekama of Paw Paw, Michigan, was canoeing with her husband, David Diekama, when t…
‘Swam away with the victim’: Report details ‘thrashing gator’ incident that left woman dead - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The woman who died after an alligator attack in May was bitten in the torso after being knocked into the water from a canoe, according to a newly released report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement. The victim, Cynthia Kay Diekem, 61, was seated in the front of a canoe and paddling north along Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee State Park when she and her husband “unkn…
‘Swam away with the victim’: Report details ‘thrashing gator’ incident that left woman dead
By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The woman who died after an alligator attack in May was bitten in the torso after being knocked into the water from a canoe, according to a newly
11-ft alligator swam off with woman in Polk County after 'death roll,' FWC report states
The video above, which was recorded in May, discusses the alligator attack LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation released another report this week on a deadly alligator attack in Polk County last month. The incident in question happened on May 3, 2025, along Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee State Park, which was also the site of a separate alligator attack in March 2025. ‘Operation Dragon-Eye’: 60 ‘critically …
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