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Gator attacks, likely kills woman as she walked dogs in Florida

09 June, 2018, 23:00 | Author: Sheila Harris
  • Woman is dragged into a Florida lake by an alligator while out walking her dogs

State wildlife searchers have located the body of a woman believed to have been killed during an alligator attack in South Florida.

Trappers have spotted a 12-foot alligator in the pond in Silver Lakes Rotary Nature Park, she said.

Officers and Florida Fish and Wildlife officials surrounded the lake, searching for the gator and the woman, WPLG reported.

Neighbors at the gated Isla del Sol community in Plantation where Matsuki lived told the Miami Herald she was a "soccer mom" who they frequently saw walking her dogs in the morning while wearing workout gear.

The three dogs are now in custody of Broward Animal Care. Residents said they often saw her walking her dogs in the area.

Ramsaran noted that there are many alligators in this lake but said there aren't signs warning the public that these animals are in the area. They found body parts inside the reptile.

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Police divers haul a boat to the entrance of Silver Lakes Rotary Nature Park on Friday in Davie, Fla. Between 1948 and 2017, 401 people were bitten by alligators, including 24 fatalities, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data. One of the dogs had a fresh injury: a gash on its side, said Davie Police Detective Viviana Gallinal. The witness told police the woman was gone the next time she looked, but the dogs were still there, the TV station said.

Borrelli said her husband was out of town and trying to find a way to fly home after finding out what happened.

"One of her dogs got bit by the gator", Davie Police Maj. They're at least 8-, 9-foot alligators.

"I was afraid", she said. Behm said she saw the alligator two days before Matsuki was attacked.

Between 1948 and past year, there were 401 people bitten by alligators, including 24 fatalities, the commission has said.

A 2-year-old Nebraska boy died at a Walt Disney's World hotel when an alligator snatched him, dragging him into a lagoon.

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