Spotlight 550-pound alligator goes for a dip in Florida family's swimming pool By Zoe Sottile, CNN May 21, 2022 May 21, 2022 Updated Jul 18, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 11-foot, 550-lb alligator used a Florida family's swimming pool to cool off. Charlotte County Sheriff kAmp 3696>@E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_aa^_d^`d^FD^D@FE9\42C@=:?2\2==:82E@C\D49@@=\EC?5^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2==:82E@C :? u=@C:52k^2m 6?;@J65 2? 62C=J DE2CE E@ E96 DF>>6C \\ 3J ;F>A:?8 :?E@ 2 72>:=JVD DH:>>:?8 A@@=]k^AmkAmp 72>:=J :? s66A rC66<[ u=@C:52[ H2D 2H2<6?65 3J D@>6 Q=@F5 ?@:D6DQ :? E96 62C=J 9@FCD @7 |@?52J >@C?:?8[ 244@C5:?8 E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^rr$~u{$96C:77^A@DED^beff`f``gfaaggaQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2 u2463@@< A@DE 7C@> E96 r92C=@EE6 r@F?EJ $96C:77VD ~77:46]k^2mk^AmkAm(96? 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Woman, 80, dies after falling into Florida pond, being 'grabbed' by 2 alligators, police say She "struggled to stay afloat" and two alligators "ultimately grabbed her while in the water," the sheriff's department said.
