Fisherman, 71, killed by 12-foot alligator in Florida waters infested with dangerous animals

Steve Hamilton, 71, was killed by a 12-foot alligator while fishing beside Dr Bradford Memorial Park, near Lake Apopka in Orange County, Florida. The attack highlights the risks of encounters with alligators in areas where people and wildlife share the water’s edge.

Emergency crews responded at about 5pm on Friday and found more than a dozen alligators at the scene, making it difficult to recover Hamilton’s body. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trapped and killed the alligator involved. Hamilton was the second person killed by an alligator in Florida this year; officials recorded 13 attacks, including two deaths, last year.