{
  "id": 15240360,
  "title": "Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/fisherman-71-attacked-and-killed-by-12-foot-alligator-alongside",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:58:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/10/17/fisherman-71-attacked-and-killed-by-12-foot-alligator-alongside-florida-lake"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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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    "71-year-old Steven Hamilton killed by 12-foot alligator",
    "Attack occurred on Florida's Lake Apopka on Friday",
    "Second fatal alligator attack in Florida this year"
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Alligator kills 71-year-old man fishing at pond in Florida",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/alligator-kills-71-year-old-man-fishing-at-pond-in-florida",
        "published": "2026-10-17T13:38:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Florida fisher dragged into water and killed by 12ft alligator",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/florida-fisher-dragged-into-water-and-killed-by-12ft-alligator",
        "published": "2026-10-17T15:23:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Alligator kills 71-year-old man fishing in Florida",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/alligator-kills-71-year-old-man-fishing-in-florida",
        "published": "2026-10-17T16:52:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/fisherman-71-attacked-and-killed-by-12-foot-alligator-alongside-15251695",
        "published": "2026-10-17T17:38:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}