A large alligator forced the closure of Juniper Springs waterway in Ocala weeks after a deadly attack elsewhere in Central Florida.

A mammoth and aggressive alligator in Ocala National Forest has been attacking paddlers, forcing wildlife officials to close a popular recreational waterway indefinitely. Kayakers and canoers ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A kayaker was attacked by an alligator Tuesday afternoon at Lake Kissimmee State Park in Central Florida, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities were ...

The incident comes just months after another kayaker was bitten by an alligator at the mouth of a canal connecting Lake Kissimmee and Tiger Lake. The March 3 incident sent the kayaker to the ...

In an earlier news release the PCSO said two people were kayaking on the lake and one was attacked by an alligator. The FWC said a nuisance alligator trapper was dispatched to the area.

She’s going into shock.” An eight-foot alligator ambushed two kayakers in the Tiger Creek Canal near the Osceola-Polk County line in early March. The reptile bit the woman’s paddle in half ...

while the Polk County Sheriff's Office said a kayak. Both FWC officers and Polk County sheriff's deputies responded to the incident, which remains under investigation. The alligator involved in ...

“While alligator attacks resulting in fatalities ... Authorities initially said the victim was in a kayak, not a canoe. On Friday, News 6 received a statement from the family of Cindy Diekema ...