{"id":54359,"date":"2025-03-03T18:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T23:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=54359"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:40:24","slug":"kayaker-attacked-by-alligator-in-polk-county-taken-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/03\/03\/kayaker-attacked-by-alligator-in-polk-county-taken-to-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayaker attacked by alligator in Polk County, taken to hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An alligator attacked a woman while she was paddling in Polk County Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"587461\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alligator-charge.webp?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54360 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #587461; width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alligator-charge.webp?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alligator-charge.webp?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alligator-charge.webp?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alligator-charge.webp?w=1084&amp;ssl=1 1084w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an FWC statement, the alligator bit the female kayaker on the elbow at the \u00a0Tiger Creek Canal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the attack, the woman was taken to a hospital for her injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FWC said a contracted trapper has been dispatched to find and remove the alligator from the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An alligator attacked a woman while she was paddling in Polk County Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. 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