A trip to the creek turned into a nightmare for a teen in the Florida Panhandle. On June 22, Summer Hinote was wading in waist deep water with friends at Pond Creek in Okaloosa County when an ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) - A 15-year-old said she had to fight off an alligator after it snuck up behind her and latched onto her leg. Pond Creek in Okaloosa County was crystal clear and shallow ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Florida is famous for a lot of things, and alligators are high on that list. It seems as if alligator sightings are becoming more and more common in the Panhandle.

A woman hiking in Collier County, Florida, was bitten by an alligator on Sunday, August 17, 2025. This incident marks the third alligator attack in Florida this year. The alligator, deemed a "nuisance ...

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