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71-Year-Old Man Killed In Alligator Attack At Winter Garden Park
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
8
First seen
Oct 16, 5:38 PM EDT
updated Oct 20, 12:29 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFTV (Channel 9 ABC), WESH 2 (NBC) and 6 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A man fishing at a Winter Garden park was attacked and killed by a nearly 12-foot alligator after being dragged into the water while posing for a photo, WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando) and Orlando Weekly reported. The victim died from drowning along with blunt force and leg injuries, according to medical examiner findings cited by WESH 2 (NBC) and WKMG (News 6 CBS).
Written by our system from the sources below (6), version 11, Oct 20, 12:51 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Winter Garden man killed by alligator was posing for photo when dragged into water · Orlando Weekly
- Medical Examiner records reveal how Winter Garden fisherman died in alligator attack · WFTV (Channel 9 ABC)
- Winter Garden alligator attack victim died from leg injury, drowning, medical examiner says · WKMG (News 6 CBS)
- Winter Garden alligator attack victim died from blunt force injury, drowning, medical examiner finds · WESH 2 (NBC)
- WATCH: Authorities: Fatal alligator attack in Winter Garden, Florida · WATM-TV
- Man fishing when attacked, killed by nearly 12-foot alligator at Winter Garden park · WOFL (FOX 35 Orlando)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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