The creature at hand was an alligator snapping turtle ... Thick claws extended from its webbed feet. Thomas was hooked. The team grew, gathering more volunteers and more sophisticated equipment.

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On May 6, an alligator thrashed and tipped over a couple’s canoe in Central Florida where it attacked a woman and killed her.

She and her husband were in about 2.5 feet of water when the boat passed over a large alligator, he said. "The alligator thrashed and tipped the canoe over. Both individuals ended up in the water ...

was canoeing with her husband in about 2.5 feet of water “when their canoe passed over a large alligator.” The alligator then “thrashed and tipped the canoe over,” Major Laskowski said ...

Since Tuesday’s fatal attack, nuisance alligator trappers have recovered two large alligators in the same area. One of the gators was 11 feet and four inches long, while the other was between 10 ...

FWC Maj. Evan Laskowski said Cynthia Diekema was killed after the canoe she was riding in with her husband passed over an alligator hidden beneath them in roughly 2.5 feet of water. "This is not ...

The husband and wife were canoeing in about 2 1/2 feet of water at the mouth of Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee in Polk County on Tuesday afternoon when the boat drifted over a large alligator ...

Investigators said at a news conference Wednesday that the couple was canoeing in about 2.5 feet of water when they came upon a large alligator. The startled animal thrashed suddenly, tipping over ...

FWC Maj. Evan Laskowski said Cynthia Diekema was killed after the canoe she was riding in with her husband passed over an alligator hidden beneath them in roughly 2.5 feet of water. "This is not ...