LAKELAND, FL — State wildlife officials have identified the woman who was killed by an alligator while canoeing on Lake Kissimmee in central Florida. Cynthia Diekema, 61, of Davenport, Florida ...

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The woman, who was identified as 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema of Davenport, Florida, was later recovered from the water and declared dead. It wasn't clear if her husband was injured. Polk County ...

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Davenport police responded at 4:22 p.m. to the 3900 block of Hickory Grove Road to investigate a report of a gunshot victim, according to Scott County court records. When they arrived, they ...

FWC officials identified the victim as 61-year-old Cynthia Diekema of Davenport, Florida. It wasn't clear if her husband was injured. A trapper captured an alligator measuring more than 11 feet (3 ...

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Fatal alligator attacks are rare, with 27 recorded in Florida between 1984 and 2024. (This story was revised for a minor edit.) A 61-year-old Davenport woman was killed while canoeing near the ...

THIS IS LAKE KISSIMMEE, WHERE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE SAY THAT CYNTHIA ... FWC SAYS THE COUPLE LIVED IN DAVENPORT. DYKEMA WAS SPOTTED TUESDAY BY A POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S HELICOPTER AND LATER ...

Stretching for some 156 miles along Florida’s east coast, the Indian River Lagoon is an ecosystem of rare flora and fauna. And there’s something special in the water: Here you’ll find the ...