The deadly accident happened near the mouth of Tiger Creek on a Tuesday afternoon, when the couple’s canoe passed over a large alligator.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A new warning sign was posted in Polk County after a woman was recently attacked and killed by an alligator.

While rare, alligator attacks can happen. Here are five ways to stay safe around alligators in Florida waters.

A family in Fort Myers had an unexpected visitor when a large alligator appeared on their porch Friday morning. The Lee ...

Florida woman Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed by an alligator on a canoe trip on Lake Kissimmee on May 6, 2025. While out ...

He was shocked to hear about the woman who was killed by an alligator on Lake Kissimmee as she rode in a canoe on May 6. “It sounds like it was just a very unfortunate collision,” Sundstrom said.

(AP/CNN/CNN Newsource/WESH) — An alligator killed a Florida woman ... Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

A Florida woman who was bitten and killed by an alligator at Lake Kissimmee State Park on Tuesday was canoeing with her husband when the attack happened, according to the FWC. Randy Feleciano ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has issued an official advisory urging residents and visitors to exercise ...

On May 6, an alligator thrashed and tipped over a couple’s canoe in Central Florida where it attacked a woman and killed her. By Johnny Diaz An 11-foot alligator that tipped over a canoe and ...