The Brief
- Emergency crews responded to Dr. Bradford Memorial Park in Winter Garden, Florida, around 5:20 p.m. Friday after reports of an alligator attack.
- Officials said a body was pulled from the water after the attack. The person, later identified as a 71-year-old man, was killed.
- Alligators are found in all 67 Florida counties. Since 1948, the state has recorded 500 alligator bites involving humans, including 32 fatalities, though attacks are considered rare.
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Officials said a body was pulled from the water after an alligator attack at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park in Winter Garden in Florida, according to Winter Garden Fire Chief José Gainza.
Emergency crews responded Friday, after receiving reports of someone potentially being attacked by an alligator.
Person potentially attacked by alligator
What we know:
The victim was killed by the alligator and later identified as a 71-year-old man. …