ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (ClickOrlando) – An 85-year-old woman was attacked and killed Monday by a gator in a Florida retirement community.
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office deputies & Florida Fish & Wildlife officials responded to the call about an alligator bite incident.
Neighbors said the woman, Gloria Serge, was walking her dog when she was dragged into the water by an alligator at the Spanish Lakes Fairways 55 & older community.
One resident, 77-year-old Carol, said it was just past 12 p.m. when it happened.
“I heard kind of like a commotion,” she said. “I looked out & I saw the dog & I saw…my neighbor.”
Carol first called 911 & ran, trying & hoping she could help.
“I just remember her coming up & pushing her hair out of her face & I’m saying, ‘Swim toward the paddle boat’ & she said, ‘I can’t, the gator has me.’
“I got my longest Shepherd’s hook to try to hook her or hit him or do something,” Carol continued. “Hit him on the nose or something. I couldn’t do anything, which haunts me right now.”
The victim was recovered & a contracted nuisance alligator trapper captured the 10-foot-long alligator involved in the incident.
Authorities said the victim’s dog survived & is in good condition. FWC said the woman was pulled into the water by the gator after it tried taking her dog.
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