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12-foot alligator kills 71-year-old man fishing in Florida lake

Katherine Langford

Editor-in-Chief · Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 4:56 AM · 1 min read

12-foot alligator kills 71-year-old man fishing in Florida lake — CBS Miami, Dallas Community news — Image: CBS Miami

A 71-year-old man was killed by a 12-foot alligator while fishing along the shore of Lake Apopka around 5 p.m. Saturday.

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