Woman killed in alligator attack after falling into golf course pond, Florida cops say
A woman died after she was attacked by two alligators in a Florida golf course pond, officials said.
The woman was seen around 8 p.m. Friday, July 15, falling into the pond along the golf course at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club near her home in Englewood, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
She was struggling to stay above water when two gators that had been seen nearby grabbed her, according to the sheriff’s office.
The woman, whose name and age were not released as of Sunday, July 17, was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. Officials said they are investigating the incident.
Wildlife officials removed an 8-foot, 10-inch alligator and a 7-foot, 7-inch alligator from the pond, WPTV reported.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the Englewood Sun that the two gators were seen near the woman’s body.
The agency told ABC News it doesn’t plan to remove additional alligators from the pond.
No other information about the incident had been released as of July 17.
The Boca Royale Golf and Country Club is located in a 1,000-acre gated community about 30 miles south of Sarasota. The club told ABC News it did not have a comment about the attack.
Alligators “seldom bite people,” according to the FWC, and fatal attacks are rare.
Still, people should watch for alligators when “in or near fresh or brackish water,” the agency said. Children and pets should be closely supervised.
Additionally, never feed alligators as doing so can lead them to “overcome their natural wariness and associate people with food,” according to the agency.
This story was originally published July 17, 2022 at 10:17 AM with the headline "Woman killed in alligator attack after falling into golf course pond, Florida cops say."
