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Alligator Kills Dog Walker, Then Appears To Guard Her Body: The 69-year-old woman was found dead in the Spanish Wells community of Hilton Head Island ...
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Alligator Kills Dog Walker, Then Appears To Guard Her Body
Quick Glance: Woman killed in suspected alligator attack in South Carolina
  • Authorities responded to a possible alligator attack in the Spanish Wells neighborhood of Hilton Head Island and discovered the woman's body near a lagoon bordering a golf course.

  • Rescue efforts were interrupted by an alligator guarding the woman.

  • The alligator was safely removed, allowing first responders to recover the woman's body.

  • In August 2022, an 88-year-old woman was killed by an alligator while gardening in Sun City Hilton Head, an adult living community in the county.