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Dog dies after gator attack by Florida pond

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. (AP) — Residents in a central Florida neighborhood are on edge after an alligator attacked and killed a dog that a woman was walking along a trail, wildlife officials said. The incident happened Thursday night along the West Orange Trail in Winter Garden, WKMG reported. The dog ran into a pond to chase some ducks, and was attacked by the gator, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Chad Weber. An alligator trapper who was called to the scene captured and killed the alligator, Weber said. The body of the dog was recovered. Shirliene...

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Gator finds its way to Lehigh Acres church, pastor invites it inside

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.– A gator tried cleansing its sins on Tuesday by going right up to a Lehigh Acres church. The encounter was captured on camera, including the pastor of Victory Church getting up close and personal with the big guy.  “One of the daycare workers came in and was like ‘there’s a gator’,” said Daniel Gregory, lead pastor at the church. “I was like ‘funny’”. But there was no joke. A four foot gator crawled out of a nearby storm drain and right up to the place of worship.  “He’s coming to church, get ready,” said Gregory...

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Florida man flown to hospital after gator attack in SWFL

VENICE, Fla. – A man was flown to the hospital after he was attacked by an alligator while fishing in Venice Sunday morning. The 39-year-old man was wading in the water of a large pond off Precision Drive in North Venice just before 11 a.m. when a gator bit the man’s left leg, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Police and rescue crews responded to the incident and the man was flown by helicopter to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where he received treatment for his injuries. FWC dispatched a contracted nuisance alligator trapper to trap the alligator...

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