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Navy to continue bombing in Florida

Navy to continue bombing in Florida

ORLANDO, FLORIDA: The Navy was dropping bombs during training in Central Florida. Residents of Seminole and Orange counties reported to 911 about the “booms” and posted queries on Facebook groups.

Friday and through the weekend more blasts and shaking are possible as the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville keeps on directing live and inert bomb practice at Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest. The bombing was planned to take 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. from Jan. 18 to Jan. 24, as per facilities schedule.

It’s regular for F-18 fly contenders and other Navy airplanes to drop bombs in the range.

The blasts and noisy commotions may push wildlife out of the forest and onto a close by streets. The range complex is around 2 miles west of the Camp Ocala campgrounds and close to a few climbing trails.

Officials warn “Always be mindful of larger animals including black bears and practice bear-wise measures”.

Anyone who has a complaint is asked to call the Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility in Jacksonville at 800-874-5059.

 

10-foot alligator attacked Florida woman while trimming trees

Officials said a woman was attacked by a 10-foot alligator Thursday morning while trimming trees near a lake in Florida.

10-foot alligator

According to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission news release, a 27-year-old woman had been working near the water in North Fort Myers when the 10-foot alligator attacked her.

The fish and wildlife agency contracted a nuisance alligator trapper to capture the animal and remove it from the area. Rescue workers transported the woman to a Fort Myers hospital, where she was treated for injuries to both legs, officials said. She is in stable condition now. Officials said serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida.

Florida alligator bite statistics date back to 1948, ranging around three major bites per year. The chance of someone being attacked is one in 3.2 million. The worst years for fatalities were 2001 and 2006, with three people dying each of those years from Florida alligator attacks. And there have only been 23 fatalities between 1948 and 2016.  There have even been stretches during which no fatal attacks by alligators occurred in Florida. Florida has capitalized on alligators as part of the state’s identity, pulling them into the spotlight far more often than they would be on their own.

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