75-year-old attacked by alligator, pulled into Beaufort County pond

A 75-year-old woman is recovering after authorities say she was attacked by an alligator in South Carolina.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources said the attack happened Friday in Okatie on Callawassie Island when the woman was trimming plants near the edge of a pond.

Officials said that is when the alligator grabbed her leg and pulled her into the water.

SCDNR said a neighbor thought she was drowning and jumped in to help her, later realizing she was being pulled under by an alligator.

Officials said the neighbor was able to get the women out of the water and as of Sunday night is said to be doing well.

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