Woman killed in South Carolina alligator attack
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) in South Carolina reported that on May 1, a 58-year old woman was killed by an alligator on Kiawah Island. According to officials, Cynthia Covert of Johns Island, died following an encounter with an alligator near a pond in the Salt Cedar Lane area. CCSO posted the deadly gator attack to their Twitter feed:
“About 5p today, deputies responded to pond near Salt Cedar Ln, Kiawah Island, for report of alligator encounter w/ a woman. The woman has died. A deputy fatally shot and retrieved the gator. [South Carolina Department of Natural Resources] & coroner also responded. Incident is still under investigation.”
The alligator’s remains were retrieved and will be used as a part of that investigation
This is the third fatal alligator attack in South Carolina in the past four years. A 90-year-old woman walked out of a Charleston nursing home in 2016 and was killed, while a 45-year-old woman walking her dog was fatally attacked on Hilton Head Island in August 2018. ~ NBC News.
Alligator mating season in the Southern States runs from early April through early June and is a period when gator activity becomes extremely active, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The video below reports on 45-year-old Cassandra Cline being killed by a South Carolina alligator back in August 2018.
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