Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake
A 71-year-old man named Steven Hamilton was fishing on the shore of Florida's Lake Apopka when he was killed by a 12-foot alligator on Friday. This marks the second fatal alligator attack in Florida this year, following the death of a 31-year-old woman in June. The alligator's presence on the shoreline complicated any hopes of rescuing Hamilton, whose body was recovered two hours after the attack. This brings the total number of alligator-related deaths in Florida since 1948 to 34.
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