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Florida authorities investigating possible fatal alligator attack

The incident happened near Clearwater in Pinellas County Friday afternoon

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Authorities in Florida are investigating a deadly incident involving an alligator.

The incident happened near Clearwater in Pinellas County Friday afternoon.

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Pinellas County Sheriff's Office officials said deputies responded to a call of a dead person shortly before 2 p.m.

Footage showed authorities in and around a canal, with a yellow tarp coving a body nearby.

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said they're assisting the sheriff's office on an incident involving an alligator, but gave no other details.

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