Woman attacked, killed by alligators in Florida pond identified

July 18, 2022 3oliver

HALF HOUR LATER. THE MOTORCYCLIST DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. WE ARE ALSO LEARNING MORE ABOUT AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO DIED AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY TWO ALLIGATORS. WE TOLD YOU THIS HEARTBREAKING STORY JUST LAST NIGHT. THE WOMAN IN HER 80‘S FELL INTO A POND AT A COUNTRY CLUB IN SARASOTA COUNTY AND WAS ATTACKED BY TWO BIG GATORS. HER BODY WAS RECOVERED LATE NEIGHBORS DESCRIBE THE VICTIM AS FRIDAY. A SWEET, THOUGHTFUL WOMAN. >> SHE LIVES A COUPLE DOORS DOWN FROM ME AND SHE WOULD BRING OUR TRASH CANS UP IF WE WENT OUT OF TOWN. VERY KIND. SHE ALWAYS CAME UP. SHE INTRODUCED HERSELF WHEN WE MO

Friday night, a woman was attacked and killed by multiple alligators in a Florida pond. The attack occurred in Englewood and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call about the incident around 8:15 p.m. WBBH reports the woman was identified as Rose Wiegand, a woman in her 80s. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, deputies believe Wiegand fell into a pond located at Boca Royale Golf and Country Club before the alligators grabbed her as she struggled in the water. RELATED: Report: Florida man says 9-foot gator attacked, ate his dog ‘like it was nothing’When FWC arrived, they spotted and removed two alligators from the area — one about 8 feet 10 inches and another that was 7 feet 7 inches long. “I mean it’s pretty horrible and it’s shocking to think that that could actually happen,” John Whitworth, a resident told WBBH. “We see alligators from time to time but never thought that anything like that could happen,” Whitworth told WBBH. RELATED: What to do if you encounter an ‘aggressive’ Florida alligatorNeighbors were shocked to hear about the deadly attack, and reported they’d seen many alligators in the area before. The Sarasota County Medical Examiner’s Office is determining the cause of Wiegand’s death.

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. —

Friday night, a woman was attacked and killed by multiple alligators in a Florida pond.

The attack occurred in Englewood and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a call about the incident around 8:15 p.m.

WBBH reports the woman was identified as Rose Wiegand, a woman in her 80s.

According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, deputies believe Wiegand fell into a pond located at Boca Royale Golf and Country Club before the alligators grabbed her as she struggled in the water.

RELATED: Report: Florida man says 9-foot gator attacked, ate his dog ‘like it was nothing’

When FWC arrived, they spotted and removed two alligators from the area — one about 8 feet 10 inches and another that was 7 feet 7 inches long.

“I mean it’s pretty horrible and it’s shocking to think that that could actually happen,” John Whitworth, a resident told WBBH.

“We see alligators from time to time but never thought that anything like that could happen,” Whitworth told WBBH.

RELATED: What to do if you encounter an ‘aggressive’ Florida alligator

Neighbors were shocked to hear about the deadly attack, and reported they’d seen many alligators in the area before.

The Sarasota County Medical Examiner’s Office is determining the cause of Wiegand’s death.