Elderly Florida Woman Attacked and Killed by Two Alligators

An alligator warning sign is posted in waters near the scene where a man was found dead after going into the lake to retrieve lost golf discs at John Taylor Park, in May, 2022, in Largo, Fla. Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—An elderly Florida woman was killed by two alligators on the evening of July 15 after falling into a pond on a golf course, a state medical examiner reported.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said a medical examiner’s report “officially ruled” that the alligator attack was the cause of the 80-year-old woman’s death.