Alligator kills girl strolling canine in South Carolina

A South Carolina girl was attacked and killed by an alligator Tuesday whereas she was strolling her canine, in line with authorities.

Deputies from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office acquired a report a couple of attainable alligator assault round 9:30 a.m. close to a lagoon bordering a golf course within the Spanish Wells group on Hilton Head Island.

Authorities discovered an unresponsive 69-year-old girl on the scene, however deputies had hassle retrieving the lady’s physique as a result of “an alligator appeared and was guarding the woman,” the sheriff’s workplace stated. 

Responding deputies relocated the alligator and had been in a position to get better the lady’s physique.

“Deputies learned that the woman was walking her dog earlier this morning when the attack occurred,” the sheriff’s workplace stated. “It is not clear at this point where she was taken into the water.”

The county coroner will conduct an post-mortem.