Polk County, Alligator and FWC

Alligator attacks woman paddling in Polk County: FWC
A woman was hospitalized on Monday after officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said she was bitten by an alligator at Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County.
Kayaker attacked by alligator in Polk County, taken to hospital: FWC
An alligator attacked a woman while she was paddling in Polk County Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. According to an FWC statement, the alligator bit the female kayaker on the elbow at the Tiger Creek Preserve.
Alligator attacks woman paddling in Polk County preserve: FWC officials
WFLA reported the gator bit the woman on the elbow at the Tiger Creek Preserve, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials. The woman was hospitalized for her injuries. Officials said a trapper was dispatched to remove the alligator from the area.
Woman bitten by alligator at Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County
A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was reportedly bitten by an alligator at a nature preserve in Polk County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said they got word a woman who was kayaking at Tiger Creek Preserve in the Babson Park area was bitten on her elbow by an alligator.
Alligator bites woman in elbow in Polk County
A woman was bit in the elbow by an alligator on Monday while paddling at the Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County, FWC officials told WESH 2.
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