A woman was bit in the elbow by an alligator on Monday while paddling in Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County, FWC officials told WESH 2. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the scene with Polk County Fire Rescue.

An alligator attacked a woman while she was paddling in Polk County Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

A woman was hospitalized on Monday after officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said she was bitten by an alligator at Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County.