An alligator kills a Florida woman after tipping over her canoe, investigators say

In a tragic incident near Lake Kissimmee in Florida, an alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband. The authorities believe it was an accidental encounter as the couple’s canoe tipped over after they came across the large alligator in shallow waters. Despite the husband’s efforts to fend off the animal, he was unsuccessful, and the woman, identified as Cynthia Diekema, lost her life. The authorities captured a large alligator suspected of the attack, highlighting the rare but powerful encounters between humans and wildlife in Florida’s natural spaces.