HILTON HEAD, S.C. – A 69-year-old South Carolina woman was fatally attacked by an alligator while walking her dog near a golf course on Hilton Head Island Tuesday.
The incident took place in the Spanish Wells neighborhood.
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said they discovered the woman’s body at the lagoon’s edge, which borders the golf course, around 9:30 a.m.
“Rescue efforts were made and an alligator appeared and was guarding the woman, interrupting emergency efforts,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release
A news release from the sheriff’s office stated that the victim, identified as Holly Jenkins, was a resident of the neighborhood.
The Beaufort County Coroner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to further investigate the incident.
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