North Carolina officials euthanized a 12-foot alligator after it injured a young girl swimming in Lake Waccamaw, noting the unusual but non-predatory nature of the rare encounter.

Back in May, the alligator knocked over the married couple's canoe on Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee and killed Cynthia Diekema, age 61.

Was there an alligator swimming in Worcester's Indian Lake? The Worcester Police Department says no.

Submerged alligator works its way into group of swimming children, resulting in one being seriously injured in North Carolina’s Lake Waccamaw, police say.

A 12-year-old girl in Southeastern, North Carolina was seriously injured after a scary encounter with an alligator while swimming in a lake.

A 12-year-old girl in Southeastern, North Carolina was seriously injured after a scary encounter with an alligator while swimming in a lake.