Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Timothy Schultz, 42, charged at his deputies holding a pair of garden shears after swimming across a lake where he was attacked by an alligator.

A woman was killed by an alligator May 6, 2025, while on Lake Kissimmee in Florida. FWC estimates Lake Kissimmee has second highest population of gators in the state, with Lake Okeechobee No. 1.

An 89-year-old Florida man and his dog were killed by a black bear, the first recorded fatal bear attack in the state. Days later, a woman canoeing in Lake Kissimmee was killed by an alligator ...

Deputies in Florida have fatally shot a man only minutes after he survived an apparent alligator attack in a bizarre series of events. Timothy Schulz, 42, was spotted acting erratically by a ...

Doug Hay sprang into action when he saw the bald eagle in the middle of a lake, which happens to be home to a 7-foot alligator.

A woman canoeing with her husband Tuesday afternoon at Lake Kissimmee State Park was attacked and killed by an alligator, according to officials, News4JAX’s sister station WKMG in Orlando reported.

Lake Kissimmee is a nearly 35,000-acre lake located about 70 miles south of Orlando, Florida. The woman was canoeing when she encountered the alligator and wound up in the water, the agency said.

Florida deputies fatally shot Timothy Shultz after he charged them with garden shears and attempted to grab a gun, following an alligator attack in Polk County.

Deputies in Florida have fatally shot a man only minutes after he survived an apparent alligator attack in a bizarre series of events.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Timothy Schultz, 42, charged at his deputies holding a pair of garden shears after swimming across a lake where he was attacked by an alligator.