On Tuesday, authorities at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, said that a 69-year-old lady had died after being attacked by an alligator.
A probable alligator assault near a lagoon abutting the golf course in the Spanish Wells community was reported at 9:28 a.m., prompting a response from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue, the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office, and security guards from the community.
The woman, a local resident out on a stroll with her dog, was found by the water’s edge. According to a press release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, she was unresponsive when they found her.
The tweet beloe verifies the news:
A 69-year-old woman has died following an alligator attack in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, authorities say. https://t.co/JOPxWRqgMS
— ABC News (@ABC) July 4, 2023
The woman, a local resident out on a stroll with her dog, was found by the water’s edge. According to a press release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, she was unresponsive when they found her.
This is the second deadly assault in the region in a little over a year. In August of last year, an 88-year-old woman was attacked by an alligator in a lagoon close to where she lived.
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