Florida fisherman killed by alligator while posing with bass at Lake Apopka

Steven Hamilton, 71, was killed by an alligator while fishing at Dr Bradford Memorial Park beside Lake Apopka in central Florida. Witnesses said he was holding up a bass for a photograph when the animal grabbed his leg and dragged him into the water, making the attack a fatal reminder of the risks around alligator habitats.

Hamilton, from Winter Garden, was a regular at the lake and a musician who had played in Orlando bands for nearly four decades. Officials said the alligator was about 12 feet long; trappers removed it from the lake and killed it, and its head was taken as evidence. The article also notes another fatal alligator attack in the Orlando area less than four months earlier.