Boy loses hand in Florida alligator attack, officials say
The day after the boy was attacked, an Orlando woman died after she was attacked by an alligator while swimming in a river.
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The day after the boy was attacked, an Orlando woman died after she was attacked by an alligator while swimming in a river.
According to officials, 31-year-old Brittany Clark, of Orlando, was swimming in the river when the alligator bit both of her arms.
Officials say people and pets should keep a safe distance away from the water to limit the chances of an alligator encounter.
May marks the beginning of alligator mating season in Florida, and that means that the reptiles are way more active.
New video captures West Palm Beach officers coming face to face with an alligator and safely subduing it by grabbing its snout and taping its mouth shut.
Officers in West Palm Beach came face to face with an alligator in an empty lot and managed to subdue it by grabbing its snout and taping its mouth shut, with no injuries reported.
According to the FWC, courtship behaviors in alligators start in early April, and mating occurs in May or June.
Florida deputies and a trapper wrangled a 14-foot, 600-pound alligator blocking a Sarasota County road, an encounter captured on video.
A Land O' Lakes woman fought off a 5-foot alligator, rescuing her 4-month-old puppy and suffering bite wounds before wildlife officers captured the reptile.
A woman walking her 4-month-old puppy north of Tampa fought off a 5-foot alligator with her bare hands, suffering bite wounds but ultimately rescuing her pet before wildlife officers trapped the gator.
A woman was attacked by an alligator while hiking in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County and was taken to the hospital with injuries to her arm and leg, according to officials.
Gator sanctuary owner Kyle Asplundh says he wrangled an alligator found in Magnolia Lake in Bristol Township.
It was all in a day's work for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was called after a young alligator was found in a backyard pool in St. Augustine.
Two wildlife officers captured an alligator that was on southbound lanes of the Turnpike near 74 Street.
A 15-year-old girl survived a terrifying alligator attack in a Florida Panhandle creek by fighting back and escaping with help from friends, officials say.
On Wednesday night, workers replaced the signs in front of the training facility with ones that read "Alligator Alcatraz."
Officer Christopher Martinez, who joined the Largo Police Department in November, received his first alligator nuisance call on Thursday.
The gator put up quite the fight when trappers went to remove it from the pool.
Two motorcyclists hit a 6-foot alligator in the middle of one of Florida's busiest highways, sending both bikers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two motorcyclists hit a 6-foot alligator in the middle of one of Florida's busiest highways, sending both bikers to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Florida sheriff's deputies opened fire on Timothy Schulz when he went for the weapons inside their patrol vehicle, a sheriff said.
A Polk County man who had just survived an alligator bite was shot and killed by deputies after allegedly charging them with garden shears and jumping into a patrol car, authorities say.
A large alligator forced the closure of Juniper Springs waterway in Ocala weeks after a deadly attack elsewhere in Central Florida.
Cape Coral residents are used to seeing dolphins and stingrays in the water, a headless alligator was a first.
A 5-foot alligator was spotted in a storm pipe during a routine inspection in Oviedo, Florida, and the video has drawn thousands of views.
We're keeping an eye on the tropics as well.
Video posted to Facebook captured the moment Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara walked out of the international arrivals doors at Miami International Airport.
According to Plantation Fire, the child was found in a pool located in the 4600 block of West Broward Boulevard.
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We're keeping an eye on the tropics as well.
Video posted to Facebook captured the moment Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara walked out of the international arrivals doors at Miami International Airport.
According to Plantation Fire, the child was found in a pool located in the 4600 block of West Broward Boulevard.
Kylian Mbappé moved past Lionel Messi for the career World Cup scoring record with 22 goals, scoring twice for France in a 6-4 loss to England in the third-place match.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
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On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
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