Man Found Dead in Gator-Filled Lake Near Disc Golf Course

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 disc golf discs at John S. Taylor Park in Largo, Fla., on May 31, 2022. Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP

LARGO, Fla.—A man died searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf course where people are warned by signs to beware of alligators, police in Florida said Tuesday.

The unidentified man was looking for flying discs in the water and “a gator was involved,” the Largo Police Department said in an email Tuesday.