Updated on 06/07/23 at 11:04
Tragic accident at UNITED STATES. A 69-year-old woman was killed by an alligator in the southeast of the country, while walking her dog near a lagoon bordering a golf course, local police said.
This resident of the island of Hilton-Head, South Carolina, was found Tuesday morning unconscious at the edge of a pond, after being attacked by a crocodilesaid the police de Beaufort in a press release. Rescue operations were disrupted by the animal “monitoring” her body, she said.
An octogenarian killed last year
This is “the second fatal alligator attack in the county (…) in less than a year”. In August 2022, an 88-year-old woman was attacked and killed by an alligator near his house.
These reptiles are common in the southeastern United States, especially in the state of Florida, where they can be seen crossing the street or enjoying the sun on the lawns of golf clubs. In 2019, an alligator over two meters had been found in a family’s swimming pool in Florida.
2023-07-06 09:02:36
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