US Edition'Swam Away with the Victim': Report Details 'Thrashing Gator' Incident that Left Florida Woman Dead
TIGER CREEK NEAR LAKE KISSIMMEE STATE PARK, FLORIDA, JUN 23 – The 61-year-old woman was killed after her canoe passed over an 11-foot alligator, causing it to thrash and tip the boat, in the second fatal attack at Lake Kissimmee this year.
- 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…
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