Suspected Burglar is Eaten By Alligator After Hiding Near Florida Lake
By Inside Edition
A Florida man suspected of burglarizing homes met his end last month after he hid from authorities near a lake and was killed by an alligator, police say.
Police say Matthew Riggins told a friend that he and a friend were going to rob some Brevard County homes on November 13.
That same night, suspicious men were reported to police to be walking behind a neighborhood's homes. Sheriff's deputies arrived and gave chase to the suspects, who got away.
Days later, a man's body was discovered in Barefoot Bay Lake near an 11-foot alligator. On Monday, the body was positively identified as Riggins'.
There are a few more details in the Brevard Times story (the local paper).