The accident happened when the couple’s canoe passed over a large alligator, causing it to thrash and throw them out of the boat.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has issued an alligator advisory and installed a sign for the Tiger Creek area following ...

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

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

A woman’s body has been recovered from Florida’s Lake Kissimmee after reports of “an alligator attack” on a canoeist, ...

FWC officials said the husband and wife were in a 14-foot canoe in around 2 feet of water when they passed over an alligator.