An elderly woman was killed by two alligators after falling into a pond near her Florida home – her splashes of panic attracting predators who attacked her before she could swim.

The woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was seen falling into an alligator-infested pond near her home at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood on Friday evening around 7:47 p.m., according to the office. from the Sarasota County Sheriff.

Investigators say that as the woman struggled to stay afloat, two alligators were seen swimming towards her.

They then grabbed her before she could escape.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and an investigation is ongoing.

Meanwhile, trappers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed the alligators from the pond.

But his death is just the latest in a recent spate of alligator attacks in the southern United States.

Investigators say the woman was trying to stay afloat, two alligators (like the one seen here) were seen swimming towards her and grabbing her before she could escape

In late May, the body of 47-year-old Sean Thomas McGuinness was found without three limbs at the lakeside of John S Taylor Park in Largo, Florida.

Investigators now believe he had been in the 53-acre freshwater lake looking for UFOs when he was attacked. The park is home to an 18-hole disc golf course, with five holes adjacent to the lake, according to the Miami Herald.

‘While the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death, it was apparent that McGuinness had sustained alligator-related injuries in the lake,’ Largo police said last month, adding: ‘Detectives believe this is occurred in the lake for a long time before it was discovered on the morning of May 31.

Authorities noted that park management reported that “McGuinness has been known to frequent the park and enter the lake disregarding ‘No Swimming’ signs.

“A witness also informed detectives that McGuinness was known to resell discs to park residents, and McGuinness was found a few feet from a disc in the water.”

A few weeks later, on June 24, an 11-foot alligator snatched up and killed a victim in a South Carolina pond.

The unknown victim was near the pond while at the Myrtle Beach Golf and Yacht Club that morning, and police spokeswoman Mikayla Moskov said that by the time authorities arrived on the scene around 11:45 a.m., “units determined that an alligator had grabbed a neighbor, and retreated to a nearby holding pond.

He was later removed from the pond and pronounced dead at the scene.

In late May, the body of 47-year-old Sean Thomas McGuinness was found without three limbs at the lakeside of John S Taylor Park in Largo, Florida.

There have also been at least five attacks in the past year where people have survived.

On June 22, for example, Samuel Ray told WRAL that he was attacked by an alligator while playing ball near a pond.

“It was about a foot from the water,” he said. “And then as soon as I put my hand on the ball, I bent down and picked it up – that’s when I saw the alligator eye.

“He rushed, and it was so fast, it was like love at first sight.”

Ray said the alligator managed to squeeze his hand and his shoulder was dislocated. Still, he knew he had to do something – so he kicked the alligator until he let it go and ran to safety.

In the end, he suffered from a detached nerve and a lot of blood loss, but after three surgeries, his hand remained intact.

And just days earlier, WCSC reports, a South Carolina man suffered non-life-threatening injuries while trying to help his dog walk away from an alligator attack.

The dog also survived the incident and was doing well.

Authorities note that unprovoked alligator attacks are rare.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission estimated there were 1.3 million alligators in the state, reports the Miami Herald, but the state averages just “eight unprovoked alligator bites each year. “.