Friday, 29 June 2018

Florida homeowners warned over alligators two days before woman killed



Email sent to community where Shizuka Matsuki lived
Warning after 6ft alligator trapped at resident’s front door

Associated Press in Davie, Florida
Sun 10 Jun 2018 18.17 BSTLast modified on Mon 11 Jun 2018 16.45 BST

Two days before a south Florida woman was killed by an alligator, an emailed warning about a gator was sent out to homeowners in the waterfront community where she lived.

Shizuka Matsuki, 47 and from Plantation, Florida, was killed on Friday at another waterside location in Davie, five miles away. A witness told authorities he saw the woman walking two dogs and then noticed the dogs alone, barking near the water.

A 12ft 6in alligator was trapped and killed and an arm found in its stomach was matched to Matsuki via a tattoo. Her body was found in the lake hours later.

The Sun Sentinel of south Florida reported that it was unknown if Matsuki ever received the warning email from the Isla de Sol Homeowners Association in Plantation.

The email notified residents that a 6ft alligator had been trapped at a resident’s front door and warned people to be mindful of gators, snakes and other wildlife.



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