Florida authorities find 13ft alligator in canal with human remains in mouth

County sheriff's office euthanize animal after removing it from the water, but identity of the dead person yet to be established

Authorities euthanized a 13ft alligator with human remains in its mouth after the animal turned up on Friday afternoon in a canal in Largo, Florida.

The Pinellas county sheriff's office said in a news release that the male alligator measured 13ft 8.5in and was humanely" killed after being removed from the water. The sheriff's dive team recovered the human remains from the waterway.