An 88-year-old woman was found dead on Monday after being taken hostage by a crocodile and attacked, authorities said.
According to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, Nancy Becker slipped in after appearing gardening near a pond in an adults-only community in Hilton Head, North Carolina.
6} Deputies found Becker "guarded" by alligators near the edge of the pond."The alligator was basically taking hostages. I don't know what the proper term is. Sheriff's spokesperson Angela Biens told reporters at the scene.
Viens said he saw a gigantic 9-foot, 8-inch long crocodile standing beside a woman's body, who arrived in the area around 11:45 am. However, 30 minutes later, someone called 911 and reported someone in the water with the alligator.
Becker's body was recovered around 1:00 pm. , the alligator was captured around 4 p.m.. Authorities said the animal was later euthanized.
Last month, a Florida woman was found dead from a golf course pond. Found dead after being snatched by two alligators In June, a South Carolina man was attacked and killed by an alligator Gator Gated Within the community.
In that attack, a man was dragged into a holding pond by creatures from the Myrtle Beach Golf and Yacht Club.
Playing a Frisbee on an alligator-infested lake in May. Another man they were looking for was found dismembered.
47-year-old Sean Thomas McGuinness was found at Taylor Lake in Largo, Florida, playing disc golf near..According to officials, McGuinness made a living by reselling flying discs and Frisbees.
In most attacks, alligators are pulled out of the water and euthanized.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 1999 and 2019 Fatal alligator attacks are generally rare in the United States, where only about 10 alligator deaths average each year during the United States.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, alligators are known to kill in temperature. It is most active when
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