Alligator that killed an elderly woman was caught in the US Reproduction/Twitter @JoeShainman
An 85yearold woman walking her dog suffered the alligator attack and died last Monday (20) in Fort Pierce, a city in Florida in the United States. Gloria Serge’s body was recovered by local authorities.
The animal was about 3 meters long and initially attacked the elderly woman’s dog, who responded to save the animal. Then the alligator began to attack. The dog has resisted and is in good health.
“The victim’s body was recovered and a hired hunter was able to capture the animal involved in the incident,” the Florida Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a statement to the Miami Herald.
The Commission and Office of the St. County Sheriff. Lucie, home of Fort Pierce, said they responded to an emergency call Monday about an alligator bite at Spain’s Lakes Fairways retirement community. People over the age of 55 live there.
Alligators are found in all of Florida’s 67 counties, but they “rarely bite people, and fatalities from such incidents are rare,” according to the FWC.
Since 1948, only 26 of the 442 unprovoked bites in the state have resulted in death, according to official records.
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According to FWA spokeswoman Arielle Callender, Gloria Serge was leading the dog around a lake when a 10foot alligator appeared and pounced on the pet. The lady was then dragged into the water.
In body combat, she tried to keep the dog away from the reptile, but eventually fell victim to the alligator. Neighbors were initially unable to identify the lady.
After locating the alligator at the senior living facility, six FWC employees loaded the animal into a pickup truck.
The Florida Wildlife Commission recommends staying away from lakes in the area, but if an attack does occur, “it’s best to fight back.”
According to local authorities, alligators and crocodiles are “opportunistic hunters” and eat prey that is readily available to them. If the prey is not easy to subdue, “it will often break free and they will retreat”.