Cynthia Diekema, 61, was killed after the canoe she was riding in with her husband drifted over a large alligator, Florida officials said.

An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon after her spouse tried to fight off the predator but was unsuccessful.

Woman canoeing in Florida river attacked and killed by alligator despite husband’s desperate attempt to save her - Officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said that the in