Police: Woman wanted to get close to alligator before attack

A woman killed by an alligator at a South Carolina pond told a friend she wanted to get close to the animal and didn't scream as it attacked her and dragged her into the water, according to a police report. Cynthia Covert, 58, died in the attack Friday afternoon on Kiawah Island, Charleston County deputies said. A deputy had to shoot and kill the alligator to get Covert away from the animal, according to the police report released Monday.

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