UPDATE 7-18-22
The Sarasota Medical Examiner's Office has now confirmed that 80-year-old Rose Marie Wiegand was killed in an alligator attack on Friday evening. Wiegand fell into a pond near her home at the Boca Royale Golf & Country Club, and was immediately attacked by two alligators. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two gators were found nearby. One was 8 feet, 10 inches long. The other, 7 feet, 7 inches. They were euthanized, and FWC now says they do not plan to remove any more alligators from the pond.
A woman believed to be in her 80's is dead after she was attacked by two alligators in a pond at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood on Friday evening.
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says the woman, identified by residents at Rose Marie Wiegand, was seen falling into the pond and "struggling to stay afloat" when the alligators grabbed her. Neighbor Kurt Kauffman says gators are very common. "In our community, there are a lot of alligators. We see them on the golfing greens and in the ponds."
A trapper was called to the scene and the gators were removed. One was said to be 8 feet-10 inches. The other, 7 feet-7 inches.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. An official cause of death has not been announced. An autopsy is pending at the Sarasota County Medical Examiner's Office.
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