A 71-Year-Old Fisherman’s Death on Lake Apopka Is Florida’s Second Fatal Alligator Attack of 2026 and the 34th Since 1948

Nature World News | 23.10.2026 01:31
A 71-year-old Winter Garden man died after a nearly 12-foot alligator pulled him from the shore of Lake Apopka on Friday, Oct. 16, making him the second person killed by an alligator in Florida this year. Steven Hamilton was fishing at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park, about 15 miles northwest of Orlando, when he was attacked around 5 p.m. EDT, according to The Associated Press.
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