U.S-Woman killed by alligator after trying to take pictures and touch animal

Ms Covert walked over to the pond and started taking pictures of the animal, at which point the friend warned about how she saw a deer getting attacked by the alligator at that same location, deputies said.

“I don’t look like a deer.” Ms Covert responded before she reportedly reached out to touch the animal.

It then attacked and grabbed the woman’s leg, pulling her into the water.

“I guess I won’t do this again,” Ms Covert was heard saying after the alligator grabbed her, according to the police report.

According to the independent, The friend’s husband and a nearby neighbour ran out and attempted to pull Ms Covert back to shore by tossing her a rope. But then the alligator rolled over onto Ms Covert and she disappeared into the water.

Deputies and firefighters arrived on the scene and searched for Ms Covert for 10 to 15 minutes before her body resurfaced. But the alligator was still holding onto the woman’s leg.

A deputy shot at the animal with a 9 mm handgun so it would release the woman’s leg. The alligator was shot several times before it died.