A person died after an alligator dragged them into a pond in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, policesaidFriday. The victim has not been identified. The situation began when authorities responded to a "water call" Friday morning. When they arrived, investigators determined that an alligator had grabb...
In August, an 88-year-old woman was killed in an apparent alligator attack in South Carolina when she was gardening near a pond in Sun City Hilton Head, an adult-only community, and slipped in, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Natural Resources. Offic...
Man awarded prestigious Carnegie Medal for saving 73-year-old woman from alligator attackApril 5, 2022 / 7:51 AM EDT / CBS/AP A man who jumped into a South Carolina lagoon and saved his 73-year-old neighbor from a 10-foot alligator in July 2020 was recently awarded the prest...
Sheriff: Alligator Attack Suspected in Florida Woman's Death More VALRICO, Fla. (AP) — An alligator apparently attacked a woman whose body was found in a retention pond near Tampa, sheriff's officials said. Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies found the woman's body in a pond Sunday...
“Apparently the young lady and the dog got too close to the lagoon. And the alligator attempted to attack the dog. In an effort to save her dog, the alligator turned on her,” said Edward Allen. “Dragged her approximately 14 feet into the lagoon.” ...
office told wtoc-11 that the woman suffered alligator bites, but it is unclear whether they happened before or after her death. the local sheriff’s office said the death marked the second fatal alligator attack in beaufort county over the past ...
Jeffrey Heim:There’s a reason why this river is now illegal to dive in, for not just the alligators. It’s considered a scenic river. And it’s now they’re enforcing it more because of, I guess, the attention that I drew to it from this attack, but less people are willing to ...
When alligators attack it is usually because they feel threatened or perceive the human as a danger to eggs or young, but alligators can also attack because they mistake the human for a much smaller prey. In some areas alligators are fed by humans, a practise that undermines the animal's ...
Woman killed in South Carolina alligator attack A 69-year-old woman was killed while walking her dog near a golf course lagoon in South Carolina Tuesday. The dog was later found safe. Jul 4, 2023 00:20 Alligator attacks and kills woman walking her dog in South Carolina The incident...
it may determine the abundance of prey species, including turtles and coypu.[36][26] As humans encroach into their habitat, attacks are few but not unknown. Alligators, unlike the large crocodiles, do not immediately regard a human upon encounter as prey, but may still attack in self-defense...