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A rare alligator attack in Southeast Texas has claimed the life of a man taking a late-night swim in a private marina.
Orange police Capt. Robert Enmon said Tommie Woodward, 28, suffered severe trauma to a limb when he was attacked early Friday morning at the marina located near the Louisiana line, according to the Associated Press.
Authorities estimated that the alligator was more than 11 feet long.
His body was discovered nearby about two hours later.
From accounts, it appears Woodward was bitten soon after he jumped in. A woman who accompanied the man to the marina was not injured.
After multiple alligator sightings in the marina, the owners recently put up a sign warning people to stay out of the water.
Orange police Capt. Robert Enmon told reporters that it is the first fatal alligator attack in the area that he can recall over his 25-year career.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
