Alligator killed a woman walking a dog in a Florida park

In Florida, in the city of Devi, an alligator killed 47-year-old Shizuki Matsuki, who was walking a pit bull terrier in Silver Lakes Rotary Park, writes USA Today.

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An alligator nearly 4 meter in size dragged a woman into the lake.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) confirms that an alligator killed a woman. Reptile fished out of the lake. In the alligator they found human remains - a severed hand.

“This is a heartbreaking tragedy. Our sincere condolences go out to the victim's family and friends,” the FWC said in a statement.

Witnesses told Fox Newsthat they saw a woman walking near the lake with two dogs. Then they saw that the dogs were alone and running around the lake. Rescuers continue to search for the body of a woman.

Policeman Vivian Gallinal said that one of the dogs had a wound on his side. Apparently, the animal was trying to protect the owner.

According to the friend of the deceased, Jim Borreli, her husband is now outside the city, and is buying a plane ticket to return to Florida. The woman also has an 20-year-old son who lives in New York.

One of the residents Davy said that the alligator in the lake has been living for a long time. A year ago, she saw him after her son threw bread into the water to feed the fish.

“This alligator jumped out in an instant. We never returned there,” the woman said.

It is known that over the past two years, several hunters tried to catch an alligator, but they failed to do this, writes Huffington post.

Recall alligators live in all Florida 67 counties. The last reptile death occurred two years ago when an 2-year-old boy died at a resort. Walt Disney World in Orlando. In total, 1948 people died from 2017 to 24 in the state due to the fault of these reptiles, during this period alligators attacked people with 401.

However, the deadly attacks of crocodiles on humans remain rare. According to the Wildlife Commission, the likelihood that a Florida resident will be seriously injured during an unprovoked alligator attack is about one to 3,2 million.

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