# 71-year-old fisherman killed in alligator attack at Florida pond

https://mins.news/en/item/104722

- CNN, 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/17/us/florida-fisherman-alligator-attack?Date=20261017&Profile=CNN

> A 71-year-old man fishing from the shore of a Florida pond was attacked and killed by an alligator nearly 12 feet long on Friday. It was the second fatal attack of this kind reported this year.

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