Florida man killed by alligator during swim
Posted on: Saturday, 16 July 2005, 12:25 CDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida man was attacked and killed by a 12-foot (3.5-meter) alligator while swimming in a canal in west Florida, a wildlife official said on Saturday.
Kevin Albert Murray, 41, of North Port, died in the attack in the Apollo Waterway in Port Charlotte on Friday evening.
"The alligator was captured and killed," said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
It was the 16th fatal alligator attack in Florida in about 50 years of recordkeeping, Morse said.
Alligators, once an endangered species, number more than 1 million in Florida and come in contact with people more frequently as the state's human population grows, he said.
Wildlife officials have recorded an increased number of attacks this year, in part because heavy rains have filled canals and other waterways, allowing gators to roam into neighborhoods.
Source: REUTERS
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