Alexander Springs is the only location where scuba diving is allowed in the Ocala National Forest. The heavily used recreation area also offers camping, backpacking and day hike opportunities.

A report of an alligator biting a man was received about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Trappers later removed a 7 1/2-foot gator thought to be responsible.

Then days later, on Nov. 5, officials responded to another incident, this time regarding a 20-year-old woman who was bitten by an alligator also while snorkeling at Alexander Springs in Lake ...

A report of an alligator biting a man was received about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Trappers later removed a 7 1/2-foot gator thought to be responsible.

OCALA, Fla. — The swimming area at Alexander Springs is temporarily closed after an alligator bit a man while he was snorkeling on Monday. U.S. Forest Service - National Forests in Florida said ...

According to National Forests in Florida, a snorkeler was attacked Monday at the Alexander Springs Recreation Area in the Ocala National Forest. The man was snorkeling when a 7-foot alligator bit ...

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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A man who was reported missing after he was separated from his group when their canoe flipped, was found alive on Tuesday afternoon, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office shared good news on Tuesday — a man who vanished after a boating accident on April 17 in the Alexander Springs area of Altoona has been found alive.