Child bitten by alligator while swimming in Florida nature preserve on Labor Day, deputies say
Officials said the child suffered non-life-threatening arm and leg injuries after a 9- to 12-foot alligator attacked and a trapper set traps.
- On Monday, a child was bitten by an estimated 9- to 12-foot alligator at the Weeki Wachee Preserve in Hernando County, Florida. The victim sustained puncture wounds requiring hospitalization.
- The victim and several other children became isolated on a sandbar before Hernando County Fire Rescue personnel rescued them from the water.
- Transported to Bayonet Point Hospital, the child suffered non-life-threatening puncture wounds to their arm and leg. Authorities have not released the victim's name or age.
- A licensed Florida wildlife trapper responded Monday and set traps to catch the alligator. Officials have not provided updates on whether the animal was captured.
- The Hernando County Sheriff's Office urges residents to exercise extreme caution near waterways and reminds swimmers to never enter areas where swimming is prohibited.
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Child Survives Attack By 9-To-12-Foot Alligator At Florida Preserve - Tampa Free Press
A child was taken to the hospital on Monday after being bitten by an alligator while swimming in the Weeki Wachee Preserve, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. The attack happened on Sept. 7, 2026, when the child was in the water with a group of other juveniles. Following the bite, the group managed […] Child Survives Attack By 9-To-12-Foot Alligator At Florida Preserve
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Child hospitalized after Florida alligator bite during holid
The New York Post reports a child survived an alligator bite at a Florida preserve on Labor Day as authorities examined a possible swimming violation. The child suffered puncture injuries to the arm and leg while swimming Monday afternoon at Weeki Wachee Preserve in west-central Florida, the Post reported. Hernando County Fire Rescue retrieved the injured child and several other children from a sandbar by airboat. The child then went to Bayonet …
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