Alligator kills woman in Florida after tipping over her canoe

Cynthia Diekema and husband were paddling in mouth of river when startled animal thrashed and capsized canoe

An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, in what investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.

The attack happened on Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) said. It's near the same location as a March alligator attack in which a woman was bitten on the elbow while kayaking.