Family Sues Florida Housing Complex Over Fatal Alligator Attack

The lawsuit alleges negligence, claiming the complex's employees fed the alligator and failed to warn residents of the danger.

Gloria Serge, an 85-year-old resident of the Spanish Lakes senior housing complex in Fort Pierce, Florida, was killed by a 10-foot alligator named 'Henry' while walking her dog near a retention pond in her backyard on February 20, 2023.
The family alleges that the housing complex's employees fed the alligator, lessening its fear of humans, and did not call the state hotline to have it removed despite its known presence.
The lawsuit also claims that the housing complex threatened to evict Serge if she walked her dog on the street, forcing her to walk the dog near the pond, and failed to warn residents about the alligators.
The housing complex is also accused of installing docks and waterside benches, leading residents to believe the alligators posed no serious threat.
The family's lawsuit, seeking unspecified damages, was filed against the Wynne Building Corp., the owner of the Spanish Lakes senior housing complex.