A 20-year-old woman died after an alligator bit off her arm as she apparently went out for a late-night swim in a lake near her grandparents' house in Florida, US authorities said.
The body of Michelle Reeves was found by her father in a lake near a residential area yesterday, sheriff's spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi said.
Ms Reeves and her father had come from Georgia to visit her grandparents, she said.
Ms Reeves' right arm was bitten off at the elbow and she had puncture wounds on her left arm and upper body, Ms LiMarzi said.
She had last been seen around 2.30am yesterday (local time).
Ms Reeves' father began searching for her around 10am (local time) and found his daughter's nightgown near the lake. He then called sheriff's deputies, and he found the body after they arrived.
The victim had "made several remarks to her family during the day that she wanted to go swimming in that lake," Ms LiMarzi said.
State wildlife officials said an alligator was removed from the area.
The body of Michelle Reeves was found by her father in a lake near a residential area yesterday, sheriff's spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi said.
Ms Reeves and her father had come from Georgia to visit her grandparents, she said.
Ms Reeves' right arm was bitten off at the elbow and she had puncture wounds on her left arm and upper body, Ms LiMarzi said.
She had last been seen around 2.30am yesterday (local time).
Ms Reeves' father began searching for her around 10am (local time) and found his daughter's nightgown near the lake. He then called sheriff's deputies, and he found the body after they arrived.
The victim had "made several remarks to her family during the day that she wanted to go swimming in that lake," Ms LiMarzi said.
State wildlife officials said an alligator was removed from the area.
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