Found Deceased Fl - Shizuka Matsuki, 47, Walking Dog Missing After Alligator Attack, Davie, 8 Jun 2018

[cybervampira]

Woman Missing After Alligator Attack In Davie

Davie police are searching for a missing woman after a reported alligator attack.

Davie police confirm that a woman is missing in the area off 56th Street and SW 52nd Avenue, she was walking her dog in Silver Lakes Rotary Nature Park at the time of the attack. The area is just west of the Turnpike and north of Stirling Road.

Police found the woman’s dog who was turned over to animal control for the time being.

An animal trapper was been called in to locate and capture the gator.

Live video:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155710703022613

More: Woman walking dog is missing after reported alligator attack in Florida

 

[cybervampira]

GATOR ATTACK - Davie Police said a witness watched as a woman was dragged into the water by an alligator as she walked her dog. Officers are now searching for the woman; a dog was found on a leash and is now in the care of animal control.

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[Razz]

Why go for the woman and not the dog?! Unbelievable!

 

[enelram]

I used to have 2 little Bichon Frise dogs and walked them frequently around a large alligator riddled lake in Florida...
until I was warned by a passerby that my dogs were like
marshmallows for 'gators.
Gators can lunge a greater distance than the length of their bodies
and they are very, very fast movers for short distances. You can't
be too careful around them.
Tragic happening here. Very sad.

 

[zencompass]

It is very sad. I didn't know how far they could lunge. That's so scary.

My heart goes out to her family.

 

[Gardener1850]

Yikes!

 

[enelram]

Gators can be the ultimate stealth predator by lying in water with
only the eyes peeping above water, then they go totally underwater
and only come up to check out their prey.
My local TV news said they are searching for the woman AND her
other dog which is missing. One Dog they did find was injured.
so I wonder if gator attacked dog first and she intervened to save
her dog. Gators can rip off both arms of human very quickly,
then drag body into water. They are truly vicious creatures.

 

[Portabella]

I have heard rumor they found her body, I am praying for her and her loved ones....So very sad

 

[cybervampira]

Police investigate possible alligator attack after woman walking dogs disappears

Detective Vivian Gallinal said a man saw a woman walking two dogs in the park. A short time later, he said, he saw the dogs by themselves.

Police arrived and found one of the dogs with a large, fresh wound, but the woman was missing.

 

[cybervampira]

This article says both dogs were found, one hurt and that the woman’s dogs would not leave the pond as divers searched for her Friday morning.

Police: Witness saw alligator drag woman walking dogs into Florida lake

Davie police tell news outlets that officers responding to Silver Lakes Rotary Nature Park found dogs on a leash but no signs of the woman.

 

[JerseyGirl]

A witness told police he saw a woman walking two dogs and then noticed the dogs were barking near the water, but without her.

“He could not find the woman that was walking the dogs, so he called for police assistance and we’re still looking for her,” police said. ““At this time, we haven’t had any reports of anybody missing other than this witness, who saw her earlier and then never saw her again.”

Trappers have spotted an alligator in the pond that is about 12 feet long and were watching it

Alligator suspected of dragging woman into pond; investigation underway

 

[cybervampira]

This article also says both dogs were found. And it contains some tips from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on how to live with alligators.

Police Search For Florida Woman Likely Attacked By Alligator

 

[jackiejack35]

I truly cannot imagine a worse way to leave this world!
Seriously awful.
Poor lady.

 

[Presley78]

This is so sad...I hope this ends well but my instincts tell me it won’t.
Does anyone know what type of dogs they are? Not that it matters, any dog would be food to a gator. Just curious if they’re larger dogs and perhaps she felt safe walking in that area with them. As if she was protected? Just a thought...so sad

 

[cybervampira]

This is so sad...I hope this ends well but my instincts tell me it won’t.
Does anyone know what type of dogs they are? Not that it matters, any dog would be food to a gator. Just curious if they’re larger dogs and perhaps she felt safe walking in that area with them. As if she was protected? Just a thought...so sad

I just read this, has been a popular place for walking dogs until now.

Woman missing, her dogs found after reported alligator attack in Florida

The pond is in a park near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, a major Miami-area tourist and entertainment attraction.

Authorities closed the park Friday. CBS Miami reports the park is very popular. People go there to walk, walk their dogs and picnic. There are two lakes at the park and the reported attack happened in what is referred to as the North Lake.

 

[lizzybeth]

The live feed went black and before that they zoomed in on something white. I think it might mean they've found her.

 

[Razz]

Hmm, absolutely bizarre that the gator would get her and not the dogs but maybe she was trying to protect the dog (that had a fresh wound) and the gator took her instead. ???!!

 

[Jax49]

Police investigate possible alligator attack after woman walking dogs disappears

Detective Vivian Gallinal said a man saw a woman walking two dogs in the park. A short time later, he said, he saw the pitbulls by themselves.

Police arrived and found one of the dogs with a large, fresh wound, but the woman was missing.

Dogs ID'ed as pitbulls in this report.

 

[enelram]

When hunting for food, gators are opportunistic hunters. Most likely attacked and grabbed the dog who wriggled away and then
grabbed the woman. Large gators, over 9 ft. or so, wouldn't hesitate to attack a human.
Actually, considering there's more than a million gators in Fl. and
they reside in every county, it's noteworthy that there's not more
attacks than there are. also considering all the lakes and canals
are where they inhabit, attacks are pretty rare.

 

[Jax49]

Gator may have taken woman into pond, authorities say

Trappers are watching an alligator estimated to be nearly 12 feet long. Its presence is hindering search efforts, Engle said.

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