All alligators are removed from the senior community following a fatal attack
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The retirement community had all alligators cleared out after the reptile attacked and killed Gloria Serge.
Here is everything you need to know.
The lakes at the retirement community are now free from alligators
TMZ recently learned that all the alligators were removed from the lakes of the senior community to get rid of potential threats to residents.
Moreover, Judy Murray said that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission visited the backyard of her home on Thursday.
In addition, the officials revealed to Murray that they are removing all the alligators from the lakes of the community.
Murray, who was the next-door neighbor of Gloria Serge, mentioned to the media outlet that there are nearly five or six lakes at the Spanish Lakes Fairways in Fort Pierce.
However, she is unsure of what the department will do to the gators after they are removed from the lakes.
Additionally, Murray stated that she is not afraid of alligators despite the recent accident. She went on to add that the reptiles usually just lay around the bank by the lakes.
Meanwhile, she continued that what happened with Serge was absolutely horrible. She also claimed that Serge might have been experiencing a ‘senior moment’ since she usually would not walk with her dog along the water.
Alligator attacks and kills 85-year-old woman in Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) released a statement to address the death of Gloria Serge who was killed in an alligator attack.
They reported that Serge was walking her dog along the lake when a 10-foot (3m) alligator attacked the pet. However, the reptile went after her when she tried to save her dog.
The FWC statement read, ‘The victim has been recovered and a contracted nuisance alligator trapper has captured the alligator involved in the incident.’
Besides that, Serge’s neighbor, Carol Thomas called 911 to report the incident after she noticed her being attacked.
Thomas can be heard telling the dispatcher, ‘There’s a woman in the lake! The alligators got her. I think she’s gone. Oh my God!’
Moreover, she mentioned that she tried to pull Serge to safety by using a pole. However, by the time she reached the lake, Thomas noticed that Serge had already died in the vicious and sudden attack.
Meanwhile, Robert Lilly, the gator trapper said in an interview, ‘We snagged him on the bottom. He never surfaced. He stayed down the whole time.’
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