ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida authorities say an alligator bit a 10-year-old girl on the leg as she sat in shallow water in a lake at a park.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Chad Weber said the girl was with her family at Moss Park in Orange County when she was bitten Saturday.
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Weber told the Orlando Sentinel the girl was sitting in water roughly 2 feet deep when the 8-foot-9-inch gator bit her on her knee and calf.
Weber said the girl suffered puncture wounds that didn't appear to be life-threatening. Her family took her to a hospital for treatment. Authorities trapped the alligator.
Orange County Parks and Recreation manager Matt Suedmeyer said the park's waterfront areas were closed to swimmers for safety until further notice.
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