SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. A 71-year-old woman flown to a hospital Sunday after sustaining an alligator bite in the Shadow Wood Preserve neighborhood, the San Carlos Park Fire Protection and Rescue Service District said.
The woman was bitten around 6 p.m. by a 10-foot alligator on the 1800 block of Cypress Haven Drive, district spokeswoman Alexis Rothring said. She was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment of arm and leg injuries.
The alligator attack is the third in Southwest Florida in as many days. A 10-year-old boy is recovering from injuries sustained Friday when he was bitten in the Peace River in Arcadia. And a 51-year-old man remains hospitalized after he was bitten in the arm Friday while diving for golf balls in Rotonda West.
