A 22-year-old man suspected of burgling homes in Florida was
killed and partially eaten by an 11-foot alligator after he waded into
a lake, apparently to avoid detection by law enforcement officers
pursuing him, police said on Tuesday.
An autopsy on the man, Matthew Riggins of Palm Bay,
determined that he drowned in November after an apparent alligator
attack. A necropsy on the alligator revealed parts of the man's body in
the reptile's stomach, according to a report released this week by the
Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
Riggins' body was found in a lake, with the alligator standing guard
Sheriff's deputies chased Riggins and another suspect with dogs and a
helicopter on 13 November after residents in the Barefoot Bay community
reported two men walking behind houses, authorities said.
Source;Independent
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