Coverage dated February 20, 2023

85-year-old woman killed after incident with alligator in St. Lucie, Florida

Headline from Local News 8

By Claire Colbert and Amy Simonson, CNN An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an incident involving an alligator in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and St.

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  1. Local News 8

    85-year-old woman killed after incident with alligator in St. Lucie, Florida (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Claire Colbert and Amy Simonson, CNN An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an incident involving an alligator in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and St.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    85-Year-Old Florida Woman Killed in Alligator Attack While Walking Dog (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    An 85-year-old Florida woman was killed in an alligator attack while she was walking her dog Monday.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    85-year-old woman killed by alligator in Florida (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an […]

  4. NBC News

    Woman, 85, killed in alligator attack while walking her dog in Florida (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The dog survived Monday's attack in Fort Pierce, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesperson said.

  5. FOX 5 DC

    Large alligator kills 85-year-old Florida woman (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A large alligator attacked and killed an 85-year-old woman in Florida on Monday.

  6. East Idaho News

    85-year-old woman killed after incident with alligator in Florida (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an incident involving an alligator in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and St.

  7. Fox News

    Florida alligator responsible for killing elderly woman attempted to attack dog, then her foot (opens Fox News)

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    A Florida alligator that's responsible for killing an 85-year-old woman first tried to attack her dog during a walk, according to a state agency.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Elderly Woman Killed By 10-Foot Alligator While Walking Her Dog (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A Florida woman is dead after being attacked by an alligator while walking her dog Monday, authorities say.

  9. Madison

    Woman, 85, killed by alligator while walking her dog in Florida (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an incident involving an alligator in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials.

  10. KOB 4

    Alligator kills 85-year-old Florida woman as she walked dog (opens KOB 4)

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    An alligator killed an 85-year-old woman as she walked her dog near a canal in a senior living community on Florida's Atlantic Coast. St. Lucie Sheriff Ken Mascara says the nearly 11-foot gator started attacking the woman's dog Monday afternoon and she tried to save it.

  11. KHOU Houston

    Reports: Florida woman killed by alligator while walking dog (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    The woman was walking her dog by a pond at a retirement community when neighbors say an alligator jumped out of the water and grabbed her, according to reports.

  12. WOGX Ocala

    Florida woman, 85, killed by large alligator in St. Lucie County, FWC says (opens WOGX Ocala)

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    WOGX Ocala's feed description

    An 85-year-old woman was attacked and killed by a large alligator on Monday in St. Lucie County, Florida, Florida wildlife officials said.

  13. Newsweek

    Florida woman killed by alligator at retirement community while walking dog (opens Newsweek)

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    The gator initially grabbed the woman's dog, then attacked her after she tried to save her pet.

  14. Fox News

    Florida woman killed by 10-foot alligator while walking her dog: reports (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Florida woman died Monday after being attacked by an alligator while walking her dog.

  15. FOX 35 Orlando

    FWC: Alligator that killed Florida woman went after dog, then grabbed woman's foot (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The FWC has released more details in the death of an 85-year-old woman in Fort Pierce, Florida, after she was attacked and killed by a large alligator on Monday.

  16. France 24

    Alligator kills 85-year-old woman walking her dog in Florida (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A helpless neighbor has described watching in horror as an elderly woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog in a retirement community in the southern US state of Florida.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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