A 71-year-old Winter Garden man was killed in alligator attack Friday, reportedly while fishing, at the Dr. Bradford Memorial Park near Lake Apopka, police say.<\/p>\n
Winter Garden\u2019s police and fire departments responded around 5 p.m. to the park, located just off Lake Apopka, to reports that a man fishing at the park was being attacked by an alligator, Winter Garden police said in a news release.<\/p>\n
The man, who was not named, was killed by an alligator that was about 12 feet long, and the gator was killed by trappers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the release said. The man\u2019s body was recovered from the water.<\/p>\n
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