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A man has been hospitalized after being bitten in the face by an alligator at Lake Tonotosassa, Florida.

(CNN)A man was attacked by an alligator while swimming in Lake Tonotosassa, Florida, officials said.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a call about the incident around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a statement shared with CNN. Lake Tonotsassa is located in Hillsborough County near Tampa.

Hillsborough County Fire and Rescue took her 34-year-old victim to the hospital, the FWC said, sending contract alligator trappers to the lake to continue investigating the incident. added.

According to the FWC, approximately 1.3 million alligators, living in all 67 counties in the state, call Florida home. The agency recommends that people stay away from alligators and do not touch or feed them.Troublesome Crocodiles - 4 feet or more in length and pose a threat to people, pets or property. Alligators - considered - are captured and killed by authorities through a statewide nuisance alligator program. A total of 9,442 pesky crocodiles will be killed in 2021, according to the FWC.
There have been at least three fatal alligator attacks in the United States this year. In July, an elderly woman fell into a lake in Florida and died after being grabbed by two alligators. In June, onecrocodile attack killed near a reservoir in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Also a Florida man was killed by an alligator while searching for a Frisbee in a lake in late May.