North Carolina officials euthanized a 12-foot alligator after it injured a young girl swimming in Lake Waccamaw, noting the unusual but non-predatory nature of the rare encounter.

A 12-year-old girl was injured by a more than 12-foot-long alligator at a lake in North Carolina on Friday, June 13 Other children were also in the body of water, but are "all fine" ...

On June 13, a group of children were swimming in the lake near Waccamaw Shores Road when a 12-foot male alligator surfaced and made contact with a young girl ...

A 12-year-old girl in Southeastern, North Carolina was seriously injured after a scary encounter with an alligator while ...

LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. (WECT) - Friday afternoon fun at Lake Waccamaw quickly turned into a day one 12-year-old wishes she could forget after a scary encounter with an alligator. On Friday, June 13, a ...

LAKE WACCAMAW, N.C. (WECT /Gray News) – A 12-year-old girl in Southeastern, North Carolina was seriously injured after a scary encounter with an alligator while swimming in a lake.