//A woman in South Carolina is dead after an ‘alligator encounter,’ authorities say

A woman in South Carolina is dead after an ‘alligator encounter,’ authorities say

A woman is dead after a run-in with an alligator on a South Carolina island, the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies responded Friday to a report of an “alligator encounter” with a woman. The incident happened around 5 p.m. at a pond near Salt Cedar Lane on Kiawah Island,