Overview
- News outlets say three separate alligator bite incidents occurred across Central Florida within the past seven days, with the most recent attack in Seminole County reported as fatal and under active investigation.
- A snorkeler in the Rainbow River was bitten by an 8-foot-3-inch alligator, taken to the hospital for treatment and later released, FWC told reporters.
- A juvenile fishing at Nelson's Outdoor Resort was bitten on the hand by an 8-foot-7-inch alligator, was transported to the hospital, and the animal was subsequently killed, the FWC said.
- Seminole County crews responded after a woman was bitten while swimming in the Little Big Econ River; she was taken to a hospital as a trauma alert and multiple outlets report she later died from her injuries while FWC and local agencies work the scene.
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says mating season can make alligators more active, notes that serious attacks are rare, and asks the public to call the Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 866-FWC-GATOR for animals that pose a threat so contracted trappers can be dispatched.