By Tina Burnside and Kate Conerly, CNN
A man searching a Florida lake for Frisbees could have died on account of a possible alligator attack, in keeping with a news launch from Largo Police Department.
The sufferer, who authorities have recognized as 47-year-old Sean McGuinness, was found alongside the shoreline of Taylor Lake in Largo, Florida, by a bystander strolling their canine early Tuesday morning, officers mentioned. Largo is situated simply exterior of Tampa, Florida.
Investigators imagine the sufferer was wanting for Frisbees someday through the evening when an alligator attacked him. “While the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death, it was apparent that McGuinness suffered injuries related to alligators in the lake,” the discharge acknowledged.
According to administration at Taylor Park, McGuinness was recognized to frequent the park and enter the lake with disregard to the posted “No Swimming” indicators, authorities mentioned.
A witness advised detectives that McGuinness was recognized to promote discs again to folks inside the park, and McGuinness was discovered inside just a few toes of a disc in the water.
Two alligators have been captured on Tuesday evening, nevertheless, necropsies revealed no proof of their involvement with the deceased, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesperson Forest Rothchild mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday.
Officials will proceed to observe for further alligators in the realm, the discharge acknowledged.
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