S.C. woman recovering after gator attack

OKATIE (AP) - A South Carolina woman is being treated for injuries after being attacked by an alligator in her neighborhood.

The 75-year-old woman was trimming plants near the edge of a pond in her gated community in the Okatie area on Friday night when a 10-foot alligator latched onto her leg and pulled her into the water, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Spokesman David Lucas said that a man passing by on a golf cart jumped into the water to help the woman, and the alligator briefly pulled both of them underwater.

According to Lucas, the woman has already undergone one surgery after suffering several fractures to her leg as well as lacerations.

Authorities said the alligator had been killed and would undergo an necropsy.