Polk County, Alligator

Woman bit by alligator in Polk County
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.
Alligator attack: 911 call reveals gator bit woman, snatched life vest as group kayaked in Polk County
A 911 call is shedding light on what happened when an alligator attacked a woman who was kayaking with a group of 30 people on Monday in a canal near the Polk/Osceola County line.
Florida Man And Woman Attacked By An Alligator While Kayaking Leads To Panicked 911 Call
Alligator attacks are extremely rare here in Florida with only about 8 unprovoked attacks occurring each year on average but those statistics won't matter
Florida alligator attack: Recording of man’s 911 call describes 45 minutes of panic
Law enforcement released a man’s 45-minute-long 911 call on Tuesday that was recorded before first responders arrived to help a kayaker after an alligator attack on Monday in central Florida.
Alligator attacks woman paddling in Polk County: FWC
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.
Woman's kayaking adventure takes terrifying turn when predator attacks: 911 call
A 911 call details a terrifying ordeal after a woman was attacked by an alligator while kayaking with a group in Florida. The woman's elbow was badly injured in the incident.
Woman Hospitalized After Being Bitten by Alligator While Kayaking in Florida: Reports
A woman was airlifted to the hospital after being bitten on the elbow while kayaking in Polk County, Florida, on Monday, March 3, according to local reports.
Alligator bites woman in elbow in Polk County
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Kayaker airlifted to safety after being bitten by alligator at Florida preserve
A 911 recording details the chaotic scene that unfolded after the woman was attacked by an alligator at a Florida nature preserve.
Alligator attacks kayaker in Florida, injuring woman
A woman kayaking on a canal in Florida was taken to a hospital after an alligator bit her on the elbow, reports say. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission tells The Ledger that a trapper has caught the alligator and removed it from Tiger Lake Canal following Monday’s attack in Polk County,
Audio: 911 call details Florida alligator attack on kayaker
A nearly 45-minute 911 call recorded the aftermath of a Monday alligator attack in Polk County, Florida. Take a listen.
'She's in pain, a lot of pain': 911 call details kayaker's brush with alligator in Lake Wales
A 911 call shows the panic and pain after a woman was bitten by an alligator, as first-responders took more than a half hour ...
‘She’s in real pain’: 911 call details urgent moments after alligator bit woman’s arm in Polk County
The Polk County Sheriff's Office released 911 call detailing the aftermath of an alligator attack that left a woman ...
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8-foot alligator bites kayaker in Osceola County, officials say
A kayaker was bitten by an alligator in Osceola County, according to officials. The victim was transported to Osceola ...