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.

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.

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.

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.

The woman was on Lake Kissimmee near the mouth of Tiger Creek in Florida's Polk County when the alligator attacked at about 4 p.m. EDT, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

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.