May 14, 2006 3:31 pm US/Eastern
Wildlife Officials Find Killer Alligator
First Alligator Death In Broward County History
SUNRISE (CBS4 News) ―
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Yovy Suarez Jimenez, 28 died from blood loss - the result of an alligator attack.
CBS4 News
Wildlife officers captured the alligator Saturday responsible for fatally attacking a woman while she was out jogging.
The 9-foot, 6-inch alligator was trapped just under the bridge where Yovy Suarez Jimenez, 28, was last seen, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Dani Moschella said.
Two human arms were found inside the alligator's belly, Moschella said.
Authorities still aren't sure how the alligator attacked Suarez. Witnesses had reported seeing a woman matching Suarez's description dangling her feet over the water's edge on Tuesday, but no one saw an attack.
A medical examiner said the alligator attacked while she was on land and then dragged her body into a canal.
Suarez's death is the 18th confirmed fatal alligator attack in Florida since 1948, Moschella said. Nine other deaths are unconfirmed, however this is the first alligator death in Broward County history.
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