41-year-old Woman (Sabrina Peckham,) ID’d As Dead Body Found in Florida Alligator’s Mouth | VIDEO

Horrifying moment 14ft alligator is caught dragging human corpse in its MOUTH down Florida canal before being shot dead

The alligator that had dead human body in its mouth – screenshot

A Florida family is “in shambles” after a mother was found dead in the mouth of an alligator. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Sabrina Peckham, 41.
“Sabrina was loved by many and we expected many many more years with her,” Peckham’s daughter Breauna Dorris wrote on a verified GoFundMe page. “Our family is in shambles trying to cope with this kind of loss.”
Peckham was homeless and had no funeral arrangements set up, her daughter wrote. Dorris said she is seeking money for cremation and burial expenses after “the sudden, tragic loss of my mother.”
Alligators have been spotted in the area before, but resident Jennifer Dean told CNN affiliate Spectrum News 13 that she had never seen one this large.

“A lot of my neighbors were out here and they’re the ones that told me about the gator,” Dean said. “While we were standing here we heard a shot. I assume they killed the gator.”
Authorities responded to a call in Largo, in the Tampa Bay area, about a gator in the water about 1:50 p.m. on Friday.
Witness JaMarcus Bullard said he saw an alligator with a body in its mouth.
“I could tell there was a body in his mouth, so I started recording,” Bullard told Spectrum News 13.
Officials humanely killed the 13-foot, 8.5-inch male, according to the sheriff’s office and Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Sabrina Peckham – Facebook

“A lot of my neighbors were out here and they’re the ones that told me about the gator,” Dean said. “While we were standing here we heard a shot. I assume they killed the gator.”
Authorities responded to a call in Largo, in the Tampa Bay area, about a gator in the water about 1:50 p.m. on Friday.
Witness JaMarcus Bullard said he saw an alligator with a body in its mouth.
“I could tell there was a body in his mouth, so I started recording,” Bullard told Spectrum News 13.
Officials humanely killed the 13-foot, 8.5-inch male, according to the sheriff’s office and Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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A dead body was discovered in the mouth of an enormous Florida alligator as it made its way down a canal near Clearwater on Friday afternoon.

The 14-foot reptile held its victim tightly between its powerful jaws as it paddled down the waterway, in the small town of Largo.

Several local residents spotted the gruesome sight as the alligator dragged its prey away and began to record the scene while alerting the Largo Fire Department.

Emergency responders together with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission managed to pull the alligator from the water before shooting it dead, with officials describing it as having been 'humanely killed'.  

A Florida alligator was found with a dead body clamped between its jaws as it made its way down a canal near Clearwater 

Emergency responders, along with the Florida FWC successfully removed the alligator from the water and subsequently euthanized it

A lot of my neighbors were out here and they're the ones that told me about the gator. While we were standing here we heard a shot, I assume they killed the gator,' wrote Jennifer Dean, who lives nearby.

Once the alligator was no more, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office were then able to retrieve the victim's body from the water. The body has yet to be identified. 

'I could tell there was a body in his mouth, so I started recording,' JaMarcus Bullard said to Bay News 9.

'I came down to the fire department and reported it to them,' he said.

The gator could be see dragging its prey much to the horror of local residents some of whom began filming the shocking incident

The 14-foot reptile held its victim tightly between its powerful jaws as is paddled down the waterway, in the small town of Largo

One local resident spotted the gruesome sight as the alligator dragged its prey and began to record the scene while alerting the Largo Fire Department

The gator was later hauled away on the back of a pickup truck

Investigators also took time to examine the gator which measured almost 14 feet in length.

It's believed the deadly reptile had come from a nearby alligator-infested lake known as Ridgecrest Park.

Investigations are ongoing to determine the exact cause of death of the Florida resident.