700-pound alligator kills Florida woman, 85, who tried to save dog from attack

An 85-year-old Florida woman died Monday while trying to save her dog from a 10-foot-long alligator.

The freak attack reportedly occurred outside Spanish Lakes Fairways, a retirement community in Fort Pierce, WPTV reported.

 According to residents, the unidentified octogenarian had been walking her pet when an alligator suddenly lunged out of the water and grabbed it. The senior attempted to save her pooch, but was dragged underwater, CBS reported.

While the pup survived, the woman was not so lucky.

The victim’s body was subsequently “recovered” when an alligator wrangler was called in to trap the rogue reptile...more