# 71-year-old fisherman killed by nearly 12-foot alligator at Florida lake

https://mins.news/en/item/104677

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-17 22:00 UTC
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- Original: https://bit.ly/4jmrq2u

> A 71-year-old man fishing near the shore of a Florida lake was killed by an alligator nearly 12 feet long.

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