Georgia woman killed by alligator in Fort Myers

<p>A Georgia woman died after an alligator bit off part of her right arm while she apparently went swimming in a lake.</p><p>The body of Michelle Reeves, 20, of Roswell, was found floating face down in a lake Sunday near the Cypress Cove development, Lee County Sheriff's spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi said.</p><p>The college student's right arm was bitten off at the elbow, and she also had puncture wounds on her left arm and upper body, LiMarzi said.</p><p>Reeves was in Fort Myers with her father visiting her grandparents. She "had made several remarks to her family during the day that she wanted to go swimming in that lake, LiMarzi said.</p><p>LiMarzi said Monday that Reeves apparently went skinny-dipping sometime after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, when family members saw her going to bed.</p><p>Her father couldn't find her about 10 a.m. Sunday. While searching for her, he found his daughter's nightgown near the lake. He found her body at 11:30 a.m. after calling sheriff's deputies.</p><p>Officials do not suspect foul play, but an autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death, LiMarzi said.</p><p>An alligator was trapped and removed from the area Sunday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer Paula Owens said. She declined to release more details.</p><p>Reeves was the second person killed by an alligator in Lee County since July 21.</p>

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