A woman was bitten on the elbow by an alligator while she was boating in Florida, officials said. The woman was paddling at Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County at the time of the incident on Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

A woman kayaking in Florida was attacked by an alligator, sending her to a hospital. The woman, who was not identified, was boating at the Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County on Monday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The gator bit the woman on the elbow, the FWC said, and she had to be taken to a hospital.

A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was reportedly bitten by an alligator at a nature preserve in Polk County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said they got word a woman who was kayaking at Tiger Creek Preserve in the Babson Park area was bitten on her elbow by an alligator.

If you’re out on a kayak, canoe, or boat, you just have to be aware of your surroundings and not approach these animals.”