[Carl in Tampa]

LAKELAND — A body was found in the mouth of an alligator in Lake Hunter on Tuesday afternoon.

A citizen called the Lakeland Police Department to report the incident, said Sgt. Gary Gross. When police arrived at Lake Hunter Drive and Cresap Street, the gator still had the body in its mouth.

Body found in mouth of alligator in Lake Hunter in Lakeland | TheLedger.com


This is just a reminder that these animals are predators, not tourist attractions.

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"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"Sherlock Holmes.

Now the question, was s/he alive or dead when s/he entered the water?

What a sad ending for anyone

[Carl in Tampa]

Conjecture is that the body was a "street person" who had died and was found by the gator. No official report yet.

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Even more tragic given the contrast of the haves and have nots

[BK001]

This is the kind of news piece that gives me nightmares ... shudder ...