A tragedy befell a group of hikers this past Sunday in Orlando. A 31-year-old woman, whose identity has not been released by authorities, was fatally attacked by an alligator described by eyewitnesses as “massive” while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River within the Little Big Econ State Forest.
According to the New York Post, the woman had been hiking with her boyfriend and her best friend. The three decided to stop for a swim near the Barr Street Trailhead, wading into water that was reportedly only about three feet deep. Then, without warning, an alligator measuring more than 12 feet long attacked the woman, reportedly latched on one of her arms and ripped it “completely off.”
