Florida Police Identify Woman Killed in Alligator Attack

Police in Florida have identified the female victim whose body was found in an alligator's mouth late last week as Sabrina Peckham, 411. Peckham was a part of the homeless population that lived in the nearby wooded area, and it is believed that she may have been walking to or from her campsite near the creek in the dark when the alligator attacked from the water1.

A witness told Spectrum Bay News 9 that he could see a body in the alligator's mouth before police arrived at the scene1. With the help of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a "13-foot, 8.5-inch male alligator was humanely killed and removed"1.

The incident has led to demands by Canadian Jewish organizations for an apology, and a ranking Canadian parliamentarian has apologized to Jewish communities around the world for the blunder1. The story was quickly picked up by Russian state-controlled media websites RT and Sputnik, with the Russian embassy in Canada posting on social media that it was an "insult to the memory of Canada's sons and daughters who fought Nazism in WWII"1.

Key facts from the story:

• Police in Florida have identified the female victim whose body was found in an alligator's mouth late last week as Sabrina Peckham, 411.
• Peckham was a part of the homeless population that lived in the nearby wooded area, and it is believed that she may have been walking to or from her campsite near the creek in the dark when the alligator attacked from the water1.
• A witness told Spectrum Bay News 9 that he could see a body in the alligator's mouth before police arrived at the scene1.
• With the help of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a "13-foot, 8.5-inch male alligator was humanely killed and removed"1.
• The incident has led to demands by Canadian Jewish organizations for an apology, and a ranking Canadian parliamentarian has apologized to Jewish communities around the world for the blunder1.