Posted on 06/29/2026 8:25:25 AM PDT by V_TWIN
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A 31-year-old woman died after she was attacked by an alligator while swimming in a Seminole County river.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was swimming with friends in the Little Econ River on June 28 when the gator attacked, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
The woman was taken to an area hospital, where she died, WFTV reported.
This was the third gator attack in Central Florida within the past week.
A gator bit a child in Marion County on June 27, while an alligator bit a snorkeler in the Rainbow River on June 21.
There have been more than 500 alligator attacks with 33 deaths since 1948, when the state started tracking attacks, WFTV reported.
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Ok, so who killed the lady after the alligator attacked her? Me thinks we need to throw from the line of this writer a head!
At least you won’t get bonked on the head by frozen iguanas falling out of trees!
Five years ago, my wife and I took a trip to FL. Rented a nice VRBO in Inglis, right on the Withlacoochi River. One morning, we watched an alligator swim across from the far side of the river, and then cruise right up along the dock. He was about 10' long.
Anyway, they had a two-person kayak, so we went out in it the following afternoon. It was quite nice, saw lots of turtles, and here and there, an alligator on the shore, which was concerning. At one point, we found ourselves suddenly surrounded by Manatees - around 10-12 of them. They seemed to materialize out of nowhere. They were all just slowly making their way up the river, and within moments, one of them was directly under our kayak. I was extremely worried that it might bump the kayak and put us both in the water. All I could think about were the alligators.
So yeah, don't think I'll ever get in a kayak in Florida again!
Only good iguana is a dead one.
“Green iguanas are not native to Florida and are considered an invasive species due to their impacts to native wildlife. Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission. This species can be captured and humanely killed year-round and without a permit or hunting license on 32 public lands in south Florida.”
https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles/lizards/green-iguana/
I don’t get it
How do you know if a body of water in Florida has gators in it? Well, if that water is wet... it has gators in it!!!
Aren’t all if those technically natural deaths? No killer robots or rogue airplanes in the list.
manatees aren’t native or good either. someone needs to come up with some good manatee recipes to cull them
Is it just me, or is that headline a little off?
Makes it sounded like SHE attacked the alligator and was killed.
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I will never understand why people willingly put themselves in places with lots of water where there are things like alligators to feed on them.
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Let me explain. It’s Florida. It’s really hot and humid.
Cold beer is abundant everywhere. Too much beer makes you stupid. Water is cool and refreshing. Stupid people seeking refreshing water choose some bad spots to swim.
NOTE: This is why people from blue states should NOT come to Florida. Many are naturally intellectually handicapped libtards or normies made dysfunctional from just being around libtards; so coming here and consuming massive quantities of adult beverages (which increases the stupid) where gators and sharks are present could be detrimental to their longevity. (Did I mention it is miserably hot?)
I’m glad you didn’t mention the really bad stuff. I want crawl into the fetal position when I start thinking about the bad stuff.
Well, if that water is wet... it has gators in it!!!
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Most of the time, but not always. Sometimes there are no gators due to the giant pythons or flesh eating amoebas eating them.
It’s safer on the land, at least until the monitor lizards become more established.
The Rainbow River is beautiful. It is spring fed so always cool and quite refreshing on really hot days. Lots of rafters, kayakers, tubers on the river during those days. Been there, done that. It is a little disconcerting to see fleets of alligators lying on the river bank as you float by. Quite surprised that attacks dont happen more frequently.
Yeah manatees are a real threat to life and limb. SMH
“ Throw caution to the wind and take a dip.”
That’s what this dude did. It would probably even make a good Country song.
“F that alligator!” And jumped in.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/TD54stgnmRI
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