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Woman Identified After Tragic Encounter with Alligator in Florida

Florida authorities have identified the woman tragically found deceased following an incident involving an alligator.

In Largo, located within the Tampa Bay area, authorities received a distressing call about an alligator in the water at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Friday.

On Saturday, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office officially named the victim as Sabrina Peckham, aged 41.

A witness named JaMarcus Bullard, who spoke to CNN affiliate Spectrum News 13, recounted his earlier sighting of an alligator carrying a body in its mouth. He stated, “I could tell there was a body in his mouth, so I started recording.”

Authorities confirmed that the 13-foot, 8.5-inch male alligator was humanely euthanized, in collaboration with the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission.