Horrifying bodycam footage shows a bloated 14ft alligator with the body of a
41-year-old mom in its stomach.

Sabrina Peckham was eaten by the alligator after being dragged by the beast
into a canal in Clearwater.

Peckham was unhoused at the time and had been staying at an encampment close
to where the alligator was located and killed.

New footage from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows
the aftermath of the deadly attack.

Video shows the huge gator surrounded by police moments after it was shot to
death. Its stomach is visibly swollen with Peckham inside.

Police also released footage showing the moment the beast was gunned down.

'Watch them, watch them,' a voice is heard shouting before the trigger is
pulled with a bang and a splash.

A passerby raised the alarm in September of last year after spotting the
reptile with what appeared to be a body in its mouth.

Soon afterwards several other local residents spotted the gruesome sight as
the alligator dragged its prey away with some even recording the scene.

Emergency responders, together with the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, managed to pull the alligator from the water before
shooting it dead, with officials describing it as having been 'humanely
killed' following the horrific attack.

Officers taped the animal's mouth shut and used rope and chains to pluck in
from the canal, Fox13 reports.

They had to slash the side of its belly in order to remove some of Peckham's
remains.

After her mother's death, Peckham's daughter came out to deny that her mom
had been taunting the animal.

'My mother was a part of the homeless population that lived in the nearby
wooded area,' Breauana Dorris wrote in a Facebook post.

'It is believed that she may have been walking to or from her camp site near
the creek in the dark and the alligator attacked from the water.

'We expected to have many many more years with her. Unfortunately god has
called her home sooner than our hearts were ready.'

Two months before her untimely death, Peckham was arrested on July 14 for
trespassing on a county wetland just half a mile from where she was mauled,
reports WFLA. She was ordered to pay $500 for that incident.

Peckham reportedly ignored warning signs placed around the area and pleaded
no contest to the misdemeanor charge on September 8.

It was not the first time that she was apprehended for trespassing, as she
has multiple misdemeanors to her name dating to 2014, records show. Peckham
also had a history of theft convictions and run-ins with the police.

'No matter how you put it, no one deserves to die like this,' her daughter
wrote online.

'Please protect us. I'm so sorry this happened to you. I pray you are at
peace and you are no longer struggling or hurting. I pray you found momo and
pop and you all are watching down from above.'

It is understood the deadly reptile had come from a nearby alligator-
infested lake known as Ridgecrest Park.

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> Reptilian Sushi Cunniling wrote:
> Horrifying bodycam footage shows a bloated 14ft alligator with the
body of a
> 41-year-old mom in its stomach.
>
> Sabrina Peckham was eaten by the alligator after being dragged by
the beast
> into a canal in Clearwater.
>
> Peckham was unhoused at the time and had been staying at an
encampment close
> to where the alligator was located and killed.
>
> New footage from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission shows
> the aftermath of the deadly attack.
>
> Video shows the huge gator surrounded by police moments after it
was shot to
> death. Its stomach is visibly swollen with Peckham inside.
>
> Police also released footage showing the moment the beast was
gunned down.
>
> 'Watch them, watch them,' a voice is heard shouting before the
trigger is
> pulled with a bang and a splash.
>
> A passerby raised the alarm in September of last year after
spotting the
> reptile with what appeared to be a body in its mouth.
>
> Soon afterwards several other local residents spotted the gruesome
sight as
> the alligator dragged its prey away with some even recording the
scene.
>
> Emergency responders, together with the Florida Fish and Wildlife
> Conservation Commission, managed to pull the alligator from the
water before
> shooting it dead, with officials describing it as having been
'humanely
> killed' following the horrific attack.
>
> Officers taped the animal's mouth shut and used rope and chains to
pluck in
> from the canal, Fox13 reports.
>
> They had to slash the side of its belly in order to remove some of
Peckham's
> remains.
>
> After her mother's death, Peckham's daughter came out to deny that
her mom
> had been taunting the animal.
>
> 'My mother was a part of the homeless population that lived in the
nearby
> wooded area,' Breauana Dorris wrote in a Facebook post.
>
> 'It is believed that she may have been walking to or from her camp
site near
> the creek in the dark and the alligator attacked from the water.
>
> 'We expected to have many many more years with her. Unfortunately
god has
> called her home sooner than our hearts were ready.'
>
> Two months before her untimely death, Peckham was arrested on July
14 for
> trespassing on a county wetland just half a mile from where she was
mauled,
> reports WFLA. She was ordered to pay $500 for that incident.
>
> Peckham reportedly ignored warning signs placed around the area and
pleaded
> no contest to the misdemeanor charge on September 8.
>
> It was not the first time that she was apprehended for trespassing,
as she
> has multiple misdemeanors to her name dating to 2014, records show.
Peckham
> also had a history of theft convictions and run-ins with the
police.
>
> 'No matter how you put it, no one deserves to die like this,' her
daughter
> wrote online.
>
>
> 'Please protect us. I'm so sorry this happened to you. I pray you
are at
> peace and you are no longer struggling or hurting. I pray you found
momo and
> pop and you all are watching down from above.'
>
> It is understood the deadly reptile had come from a nearby
alligator-
> infested lake known as Ridgecrest Park.
>
>
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13527455/bodycam-footage-bloated-
> alligator-mother-body-canal-florida.html

Her mother is part
of a homeless group and you expect to have more years with her...

WTF?

How about taking her in and actually getting her some training,
college, a job, some kind of treatment

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