Alligator fatally attacks woman near Lake George

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SALT SPRINGS -- A day after human arms were found in the belly of an alligator caught by wildlife officers, family members had to pull a 23-year-old woman from the mouth of a gator near Lake George and another woman's body found in a canal showed the telltale bite marks of the third apparent gator attack in less than a week.

What caused the attacks in three separate Florida counties was unknown, but state wildlife officials said alligators are generally on the move looking for mates and food this time of year.

"As the weather heats up, the alligators' metabolism increases and they...

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Theres alot of folks out right know enjoying the weather and lower water levels around the state.I hope that the people that are not native to our water ways are going to take these last 3 attacks as a serious warning.Because with mating season here for the gators and with lower water levels,in a gator eyes alot of things right know look like food.So keep your kids close.