HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina (KTRK) -- A 45-year-old woman was killed by an alligator in a popular vacation and golf destination.
The attack happened just after 9:30 a.m. Monday in a gated community on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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According to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, witnesses saw the woman being attacked by an alligator as she walked her dog near a golf course. She has been identified as Cassandra Cline, age 45.
Emergency crews recovered Cline's body from the lagoon. Her dog was not harmed during the incident.
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Authorities caught the alligator they believed to be responsible for the attack, and disposed of it.