During the study period, there were 22 confirmed fatal attacks.
"Twenty of the victims died of either hypoxia from drowning by the alligator or exsanguination [loss of blood] from dismemberment," the researchers wrote."Two victims incurred survivable injuries but one later died of a blood clot and the other died of a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Alligators causing fatalities fed on the victim following the initial attack in 10 incidents.
Another finding in the report dispelled the popular notion that alligators can run down prey on land. There were no reports where alligators had ventured further than one meter on land to seize a human victim. In 2006, there were reports of a 28-year-old woman who was attacked by a three meter alligator while out jogging at night.
Previously, it had been suggested that alligator attacks are increasing because of increasing conflict with humans. However, the team that while the frequency of bites increased, the risk of being attacked"had not changed significantly." On top of this, they found"no significant trend in the frequency or risk of fatalities."
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