Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest

Officials say 31-year-old woman’s arm was severed in attack at a river in Seminole county’s Little Big Econ forest A woman swimming in a Florida river was killed recently in a rare alligator attack that severed one of her arms, state officials said. The deadly attack took place at Seminole county’s Little Big Econ state forest, about 25 miles north-east of Orlando, on Sunday as the 31-year-old victim was in the Econlockhatchee River. Continue reading...

Richard Luscombe in Miami · Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 6:19 AM
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Florida woman swimming in river killed in rare alligator attack at state forest

Officials say 31-year-old woman’s arm was severed in attack at a river in Seminole county’s Little Big Econ forest

A woman swimming in a Florida river was killed recently in a rare alligator attack that severed one of her arms, state officials said.

The deadly attack took place at Seminole county’s Little Big Econ state forest, about 25 miles north-east of Orlando, on Sunday as the 31-year-old victim was in the Econlockhatchee River.

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