She was swimming with her boyfriend and best friend when a giant alligator attacked. Officials search for answers in a woman’s tragic death.

A 31-year-old Orlando woman died after an alligator attacked her while she was swimming with her boyfriend and best friend near the Econlockhatchee River in Seminole County, Florida wildlife officials say.

In a News 6 ClickOrlando report, community correspondent Catherine Silver said the woman had been hiking with the two people when the group stopped to swim Sunday afternoon near the Barr Street trailhead.

What happened next unfolded in only a few terrifying moments…

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