A video released Wednesday afternoon captured the horrifying moment that a 10-foot alligator exploded out of a Florida pond this week and killed an 85-year-old woman who was walking her dog.

Gloria Serge was walking her small dog around midday on Monday at a community retention pond where she lived at Spanish Lakes Fairways, a community for the elderly, when the incident occurred.

The alligator, which local media said weighed up to 700 pounds, surged out of the water and tried to grab her dog. Serge tried to fight off the alligator, but was knocked over and it grabbed her foot and dragged her into the water.

Video was released that showed the moment that the incident occurred. The video does not show the alligator killing the woman.

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Robert Lilly, a specialist who traps alligators in the state, said that it was difficult for officials to recover the woman’s body and remove the animal from the pond.

“It was definitely a fight. [We] snagged him on the bottom. He never surfaced,” Lilly said. “He stayed down the whole time. We were able to get a second hook in him and a hard line in him so we could get him up.”

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BREAKING… ⁦@MyFWC⁩ on scene at Spanish Lakes Fairways in St. Lucie County capturing gator that may have attacked and killed resident walking their dog. ⁦@WPTV⁩ pic.twitter.com/Bwxgx2xTDH

— Jon Shainman (@JonShainman) February 20, 2023

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that while alligators are still on the federal endangered species list, they can still easily be found all over the state.

“Alligators occur in all 67 counties in Florida and can be found in practically all fresh and brackish water bodies and occasionally in salt water,” the state agency said. “Although exact population figures are not known, Florida has a healthy and stable population of about 1.3 million alligators of every size. This population estimate is based on an estimated 6.7 million acres of suitable habitat.”

It is illegal to feed alligators because feeding them teaches them to associate food with humans and thus causes them to lose their fear of people. Despite their numbers in the state, attacks on people remain relatively rare as they prefer to only attack prey that they can easily overpower.

Fully-grown American alligators can be up to 15 feet long and weigh up to 1,000 pounds.

There have been fewer than 450 recorded alligator attacks in Florida since 1948, with a couple dozen resulting in death.

American Alligators, while dangerous, pose less risk to humans than large crocodiles like the Nile Crocodile in Africa and the Saltwater Crocodile found in Asia and Australia.

Saltwater crocodiles are the largest crocodile species in the world, with full-grown males being able to grow up to 28 feet and weighing roughly 2,500 pounds. They are responsible for killing 1,000 people per year.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R-MO) has given St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner an ultimatum: resign by noon on Thursday, or be removed from office.

Bailey shared the news in a brief series of tweets posted on Wednesday evening, threatening to use the power of his own office to oust her if she refused to leave her office voluntarily.

“We are giving Kim Gardner until noon tomorrow to resign,” he began. “If she refuses, she will face immediate removal proceedings in the form of a writ of quo warranto brought by our office.”

We are giving Kim Gardner until noon tomorrow to resign. If she refuses, she will face immediate removal proceedings in the form of a writ of quo warranto brought by our office.

— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) February 23, 2023

“As AG, I want to protect the people of St. Louis, and that includes protecting victims of crime and finding justice for them,” he continued, adding, “Instead of protecting victims, Circuit Attorney Gardner is creating them. My office will do everything in its power to restore order, and eliminate the chaos in St. Louis caused by Kim Gardner’s neglect of her office.”

Instead of protecting victims, Circuit Attorney Gardner is creating them. My office will do everything in its power to restore order, and eliminate the chaos in St. Louis caused by Kim Gardner’s neglect of her office.

— Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) February 23, 2023

The case that spurred Bailey to action was the Saturday car crash that resulted in 16-year-old Janae Edmondson, a volleyball player from Tennessee, losing her legs.

Edmondson, in St. Louis with her family for a volleyball event, was walking back to her hotel when she was struck by a car. That car was allegedly driven by 21-year-old Daniel Riley — who was supposed to be on house arrest with a GPS bracelet awaiting trial for an armed robbery that he allegedly committed in August of 2020.

The trial, which was scheduled for July of 2022, was postponed because Gardner’s office was “not prepared” to move forward with the prosecution — and in the seven months since he received the GPS monitor, he reportedly violated the terms of his monitoring over 40 times. The most recent violation took place just five days prior to the accident.

According to a report from local NBC affiliate KSDK, the circuit attorney’s office had not filed any motions with the court to have Riley’s bail revoked. A memo from Gardner’s office pinned the blame on the court, claiming that the judge was also aware of the violations and bore sole responsibility for allowing Riley to remain free on bond.

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— Circuit Attorney (@stlcao) February 23, 2023

AG Bailey was not the only one to criticize Gardner over Edmondson’s case — Democratic St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones advised Gardner to re-evaluate her priorities in a tweet she shared on Wednesday afternoon.

“The system failed, and it must be fixed. Our Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is working to pull together the Circuit Attorney’s Office and judicial partners to review the process that led up to this preventable tragedy & stop something like this from happening again,” Jones said, adding, “I hope the Circuit Attorney recognizes that seeking accountability and change is not ‘pointing fingers.’ If she cannot do so, then she must do some serious soul-searching about her future as circuit attorney because she has lost the trust of the people.”

I hope the Circuit Attorney recognizes that seeking accountability and change is not “pointing fingers.”

If she cannot do so, then she must do some serious soul-searching about her future as circuit attorney because she has lost the trust of the people. (4/4)

— Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (@saintlouismayor) February 22, 2023

Gardner has been under fire since she took office in 2016 on a “criminal justice reform” platform, mainly for failing to prosecute a number of violent crimes in addition to completely shutting down prosecution of what she considered to be “low-level” crimes. She also took heat for compiling a blacklist of St. Louis Police Department officers and then refusing to prosecute any crimes that they brought to her office.