7-foot alligator bites elderly woman while she was walking her dog in South Florida

An alligator bit an 84-year-old woman who was walking her dog in South Florida on Thursday, causing her “significant injuries,” authorities said. The incident occurred in North Fort Myers near a pond when the gator, measuring 7 feet and 3 inches, bit the woman on her right leg, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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