Florida, Everglades and Alligator Alcatraz
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A hiker has been hospitalized after an alligator attacked and bit her on a Florida hiking trail, authorities say. The woman, who has not been identified, was hiking on the Bird Rookery Swamp Trail in Collier County, between Naples and Fort Myers, when the incident took place on Sunday, August 17.
Orlando Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost delivered sharp criticism of the site, describing it as "inhumane" and calling for it to be shut down.
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Environmental concerns could halt construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail
Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the location in the rugged and remote Everglades was meant as a deterrent against escape, much like the island prison in California that Republicans named it after. The detention center has an estimated annual cost of $450 million, according to a public database.
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Florida woman sustains leg, arm and back injuries after being attacked by alligator on hiking path
A Florida woman was recently hospitalized after she was attacked by a alligator while she hiked on Bird Rookery Swamp Trail in Collier County, according to multiple reports. The incident involving 62-year-old Michele Miller took place last Sunday. She was airlifted to a local hospital, according to winknews.com.
A hiker in southwest Florida was attacked by an alligator, leaving her with multiple injuries, according to state wildlife officials. It happened Sunday, Aug. 17, in Collier County and details of the woman's condition have not been released. She was walking the Bird Rookery Swamp Trail at the time, the Naples Daily News reports.
NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman was reportedly bitten by an alligator while hiking in Florida. NBC affiliate WBBH reported that the woman was hiking at the Crew Bird Rookery Swamp Trails in Naples on Sunday when she was bitten on her arm and leg by an alligator.
Focused Attention,” the alligator sculpture by David Price of Lake Wales, will be officially unveiled Aug. 21 on the University of Florida's campus.
The answer could play a key role in a legal battle over the facility’s fate. And it has bigger implications, too.
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