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Florida fisher dragged into water and killed by 12ft alligator

Global Published 17 October 2026, 20:23 · archived 17 Oct 2026

Steve Hamilton was fishing in Winter Garden when he was attacked by gator, which was later killedA man fishing at a pond in Florida was killed on Friday by an alligator that was almost 12ft long in a rare kind of animal attack, according to authorities and media reports.Steve Hamilton, 71, was on the shoreline in the community of Winter Garden when the animal dragged him into the water, the Florida news outlet WOFL reported, citing local police and the state’s fish and wildlife conservation commission. Continue reading...

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