A woman was killed by an alligator May 6, 2025, while on Lake Kissimmee in Florida. FWC estimates Lake Kissimmee has second highest population of gators in the state, with Lake Okeechobee No. 1.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Timothy Schultz, 42, charged at his deputies holding a pair of garden shears after swimming across a lake where he was attacked by an alligator.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a news release that it received a call regarding an alligator attack at about 4 p.m. on Lake Kissimmee near the mouth of Tiger Creek.

Two alligators were captured and killed in the area following the attack. Fatal alligator attacks are rare, with 27 recorded in Florida between 1984 and 2024. (This story was revised for a minor ...

A woman canoeing with her husband Tuesday afternoon at Lake Kissimmee State Park was attacked and killed by an alligator, according to officials, News4JAX’s sister station WKMG in Orlando reported.

Florida has seen two deadly animal attacks this week — an 89-year-old man and his dog killed by a black bear and a woman killed by an alligator while canoeing. On the morning of May 5, Florida ...

FWC has released more details about the alligator attack that left a Florida woman dead in Lake Kissimmee at Tiger Creek.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a news release that it received a call regarding an alligator attack at about 4 p.m. on Lake Kissimmee near the mouth of Tiger Creek.