If you’re out on a kayak, canoe, or boat, you just have to be aware of your surroundings and not approach these animals.”

An alligator attacked a woman kayaking at a central Florida nature preserve, sending her to a hospital, authorities said. The attack happened when the woman was paddling at Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County on March 3, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

An alligator attacked a kayaker as she paddled Monday in a Polk County preserve, officials said. WFLA reported the gator bit the woman on the elbow at the Tiger Creek Preserve, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials.