A woman was bit in the elbow by an alligator on Monday while paddling in Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County, FWC officials told WESH 2. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the scene with Polk County Fire Rescue.

A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was reportedly bitten by an alligator at a nature preserve in Polk County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said they got word a woman who was kayaking at Tiger Creek Preserve in the Babson Park area was bitten on her elbow by an alligator.

A woman is in the hospital after being attacked by an alligator on Monday in Polk County, according to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.