Elderly Florida woman attacked by alligator inside gated community

David Matthews

An elderly woman survived an alligator attack inside her gated community in Florida over the weekend.

The 77-year-old woman was walking near a pond in the Del Webb community in Lakewood Ranch around 6 p.m. when she was bitten, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

The extent of the woman’s injuries were unknown but she was hospitalized.

FILE - The 77-year-old woman was walking near a pond in the Del Webb community in Lakewood Ranch around 6 p.m. when she was bitten, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
FILE - The 77-year-old woman was walking near a pond in the Del Webb community in Lakewood Ranch around 6 p.m. when she was bitten, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.


FILE - The 77-year-old woman was walking near a pond in the Del Webb community in Lakewood Ranch around 6 p.m. when she was bitten, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

A witness kept an eye on the nearly 8-foot alligator until a trapper arrived and removed it.

“There were no other alligators in the area fitting the size and description of the responsible alligator,” the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a news release. “Officials are confident the responsible alligator was removed.”

The incident is the latest involving an alligator attacking a person. Two fatal attacks occurred in South Carolina in June and August. A third fatal attack occurred in Florida in July.

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