Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

An 8.5-foot alligator attacked a woman hiking in Naples, Florida, the third attack in the state this year. The woman suffered severe injuries to her leg, back, and arms while hiking on the Purple ...

A hiker in southwest Florida was attacked by an alligator, leaving her with multiple injuries, according to state wildlife officials. It happened Sunday, Aug. 17, in Collier County and details of the ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials are searching for an alligator that bit a woman while she was hiking. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission received a report of a woman ...

ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an incident involving an alligator in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Danie Wright was walking her Shih Tzu near a creek behind her home in Land O’Lakes, Fla., on Wednesday when an alligator attacked them. By Johnny Diaz As she does each afternoon, Danie Wright took her ...