Fisherman Killed By Alligator In Florida
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- ABC NewsABC News (US)
- Angela BarbutiNew York Post
- Grace Eliza GoodwinBBC
- JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated PressABC News (US)
- Julie Carr SmythToronto Star
- Adriana TardugnoDaily Mail
- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
- Brie StimsonFox News
- Laura ParnabyDaily Mail
- Daniel CodyNew York Post
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A 71-year-old man has been killed by an alligator while fishing in a park in central Florida, police have said.
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Emergency crews attempted to rescue Hamilton, but weren’t able to because other alligators were also in the water, Winter Garden Fire Chief Jose Gainza told FOX 35.
'Lake Apopka has tons of alligators in it, so that's not uncommon to see alligators in this part of town at all,' Winter Garden Police Captain Michael Mason told CBS 12 News.
Between 1948 and 2025, there were 32 fatal alligator attacks in the state, out of 500 total incidents, according to the FWC.
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- 17 Oct
A 71-year-old man has been killed by an alligator while fishing in a park in central Florida, police have said.
- 20 Oct
'He heard the gator come out of the water and started to run away,' Handley said, adding that Hamilton was about five feet away from the lake at this point.
Coverage 11 articles
20 Oct Florida fisherman slipped and fell after hearing 12-foot alligator creeping up on him: ‘It just snatched him’
New York Post
20 Oct My fisherman friend, 71, was killed by an alligator after he 'stole' its dinner. He saw it coming and tried to run... then slipped at the worst possible moment
Daily Mail
18 Oct Florida fisherman, 71, killed by nearly 12-foot alligator as rescuers face more gators
Fox News
18 Oct Florida man killed by 12-foot alligator near Orlando while fishing
CBS News18 Oct Man fishing near a Florida lake killed by alligator
The Straits Times
17 Oct Fisherman, 71, killed by 12-foot alligator in Florida waters infested with dangerous animals
Daily Mail
17 Oct Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake
Toronto Star
17 Oct Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake
ABC News (US)
17 Oct Alligator kills 71-year-old man fishing in Florida
BBC
17 Oct Fisherman, 71, killed by 12-foot alligator while he stood on shoreline
New York Post
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17 Oct WATCH: Authorities: Fatal alligator attack in Winter Garden, Florida
ABC News (US)
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