An 88-year-old woman was killed by an alligator after she slipped into a pond while gardening at an adult living community, authorities said
An 88-year-old woman was killed by an alligator after she slipped into a pond while gardening at an adult living community, authorities in South Carolina told CNN and its affiliate WTOC.
Around 11:15 a.m. Monday, authorities were called to Sun City Hilton Head on reports of an alligator guarding a woman's body near the manmade lagoon on the property, Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Maj. Angela Viens told CNN.Sun City Hilton Head is an active adult community home with more than 16,000 residents on over 5,725 acres, its website states.The victim had been gardening when she slipped into the pond, officials told CNN affiliate WTOC.
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