Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake

A 71-year-old man fishing on the shore of a Florida pond was attacked and killed on Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator, the second fatal such attack reported this year. Steven Hamilton of Winter Garden was standing on the shoreline of Lake Apopka at Dr Bradford Memorial Park, 15 miles (24 kilometres) northwest of Orlando, when the reptile struck around 5:00 p.m., the Winter Garden Police Department said.