Woman in the US Killed by Alligator Attack While Walking Her Dog

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An incident occurred in Florida, USA, where an elderly woman in her 80s walking her pet dog was attacked and killed by a large alligator measuring 3 meters in length.

On the 22nd (local time), according to NBC and other broadcasts, a neighbor witnessed a 272kg, 3-meter-long alligator biting an 85-year-old woman and dragging her underwater, and reported it. The pet dog survived the incident, but the elderly woman lost her life.

Carol, a witness who reported to the police, said, "The alligator suddenly charged at the dog and the victim after coming out of the water." Carol also described the victim as "quiet and kind," adding, "She had good friends and loved her dog."

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers who arrived at the scene after the report chased and captured the alligator, binding its mouth and front legs. The alligator was so large that it took six adult men to move it onto a truck. In the United States, alligator attacks or deaths caused by them are rare, with about 10 cases per year, but there were four incidents between May and August last year. Notably, in August last year, an elderly woman in her 80s living in Silvertown, South Carolina, died after falling into a pond and being bitten by an alligator while tending her garden. However, FWC explained that alligator attacks involving charging at people or fatal assaults like this case are uncommon.

Alligators captured after attacking people are known to be euthanized by the FWC. Alligators are distributed across all 67 counties in Florida, with an estimated population of about one million. They are known to frequently appear near lakes, rivers, and golf courses where food is abundant.

FWC advises on how to respond if attacked by an alligator: "If the alligator cannot easily overpower its prey, it will give up and retreat," and "If bitten by an alligator, fighting back is the best course of action."

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