lark did not appear to have done anything  malicious  to provoke the alligator, and had been swimming in  about three feet of water  at the time of the attack.

 A 13-foot alligator found at the incident location, and a 12.5-foot alligator half a mile away were captured and killed,  the FWC said in a statement.

 Samples from the alligators have been collected and the FWC's investigation into this incident remains active.