FWC estimates Lake Kissimmee has second highest population of gators in the state, with Lake Okeechobee No. 1. FWC said there have been 487 unprovoked alligator bites on people between 1948 and 2024.

The community of Florida residents didn't fare much better as the 20th century rolled in. In 1928, a devastating hurricane resulted in the deaths of thousands when the Lake Okeechobee dam broke.