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<\/p>\nSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Following a deadly attack involving a swimmer, two alligators have been pulled from the Econlockhatchee River in Seminole County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed.<\/p>\n
FWC officials released new details at a news conference held in Titusville on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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Deadly gator attack in Central Florida Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held a news conference Monday in Titusville. (WFTV staff)<\/p>\n
They said the woman, a 31-year-old Orlando resident, had been swimming Sunday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. with her boyfriend and a friend, when the attack happened near the Bar Street Trailhead. <\/p>\n
FWC said the woman was taken to a hospital, where she later died. Authorities have not released her name.<\/p>\n
Wildlife officials said the gators \u2014 approximately 12-feet and 13-feet long \u2014 were captured in proximity to location of the attack. <\/p>\n
The Seminole County Sheriff\u2019s Office closed access to the trailhead as deputies assisted FWC at the scene. <\/p>\n
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Woman Dies After Alligator Attack in Econlockhatchee River <\/p>\n
Regular visitors to the area said the incident was unsettling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI come here all the time fishing with my friends,\u201d Leo Estupinan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve seen a couple big ones, probably a 12-foot gator. That\u2019s kind of scary … the water is super dark there, so I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it caught them completely off guard,\u201d Estupinan said.<\/p>\n
The June 28 attack was the second reported alligator attack of the weekend, and the third in a week\u2019s time in Central Florida. A child was bitten by a gator in Marion County<\/a> at Nelson Fish Camp in Umatilla on Saturday, while the Rainbow River was shut down after an alligator bit a snorkeler on June 21. <\/a><\/p>\n According to FWC, since the state began tracking alligator attacks in 1948, there have been more than 500 attacks and 33 deaths.<\/p>\n In 2025, a woman canoeing in Polk County died after an attack on Lake Kissimmee<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just over 10 years ago, 2-year-old Lane Graves was killed at Walt Disney World in 2016<\/a>. <\/p>\n FWC said serious injuries caused by alligators in Florida are rare. The agency uses its Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program, known as SNAP, to remove alligators that are believed to pose a threat to people, pets or property.<\/p>\n The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n