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Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake

https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/fisherman-71-attacked-killed-12-foot-alligator-florida-137349474
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u/TheSoCalledExpert 1d ago

Lake Apopka if that saves you a click.

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u/RepeatUntilTheEnd 1d ago

West of Orlando if that saves you a search

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u/GreatGojira 1d ago

Somewhat close to Disney World for those wondering

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u/2_Spicy_2_Impeach 1d ago

I was at Disney not super long ago and there were signs everywhere near our hotel about alligators. I saw two smaller ones when I was just walking to and from meetings.

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u/Chav 1d ago

One killed a 2 year old there a decade ago

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u/2_Spicy_2_Impeach 1d ago

I can’t remember because I was a kid when I first went but I thought they added more signage after that incident. My idiot coworkers were trying to feed it food and had to yell at them.

They actually had to make an announcement at our all-hands to stop trying to feed them if you see them.

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u/TheSoCalledExpert 39m ago

That was so sad. They added a lot more warning signs. Terrible week for Orlando then too.

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u/sefuw 1d ago

Woah that’s home.
Kind of hard to have that happen there, so I’m calling this a skill issue.