An alligator k!lled a woman after dragging her from her canoe while she paddled on a popular fishing lake in Florida.
The woman had been near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, when she was attacked just after 4pm on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said.
She went into the water and wasn’t seen again until her body was recovered nearby, FWC added.
The woman had been with another person at the time of the attack, sheriff’s officials said.
The emergency response included Fish and Wildlife Conservation officers and Polk County sheriff’s deputies.
The sheriff’s office said in a separate statement that the woman was in a kayak, distinguished by an enclosed hull, with another person who wasn’t reported injured.
But a commission spokesperson said the agency believes it was a canoe — also a paddle-powered vessel, but one with an open hull.
Investigators did not release any details about the attack or the alligator.
A contracted nuisance alligator trapper has been dispatched to the area.
