RIDGECREST, Fla. – A death investigation is underway after an incident involving a 13-foot alligator near 134th Avenue North and 121st Street in Pinellas County, authorities said.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the area at around 1:50 p.m. for reports of a body seen in the waterway.
According to the sheriff’s office, a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator was killed and removed from the waterway, with the help of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
The adult has been identified as 41-year-old Sabrina Peckham, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
The medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.