Girl dies after alligator assault close to US golf course

A girl has died after she was attacked by an alligator whereas strolling her canine close to a golf course in South Carolina.
The 69-year-old lady, who has not been named, was discovered useless on Tuesday within the Spanish Wells neighborhood of Hilton Head Island, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a press release.
The girl was discovered on the fringe of a lagoon bordering a golf course.
An alligator seemed to be guarding the lady, interrupting emergency rescue efforts, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The alligator was safely eliminated and the lady’s physique was recovered.
Police mentioned an post-mortem could be carried out.
The canine was discovered protected, sheriff’s workplace spokeswoman Main Angela Viens mentioned.
That is the second deadly alligator assault in Beaufort County previously yr, sheriff’s officers mentioned.
An 88-year-old Solar Metropolis lady was attacked by an alligator at a lagoon close to her residence in August final yr.
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