Family of US woman killed by alligator sues over community’s water features

South Carolina retirement community’s failure to ‘ensure against natural hazards’ led to death of Nancy Becker, 88, suit claims

The family of an 88-year-old South Carolina woman killed by an alligator in a lagoon near her home sued the owners and managers of her retirement community, alleging “manmade ponds and ponding basins” drew the animal to the area.

The lawsuit says Nancy Becker “endured excruciating pain and suffering, including severed limbs”, the Washington Post reported.