Coroner IDs Alligator Attack Victim in South Carolina

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Cyn - SCDN Crime & Justice Editor

The coroner has identified the South Carolina man who died after an alligator attack at a South Carolina golf and yacht community. Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden named the victim at MIchael Burstein, 75, a resident of the community. Mr. Burstein died of drowning during the attack.

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Just before noon on Friday, first responders answered a water rescue call at Excalaber Court. they arrived at the scene, residents informed them that an alligator had snatched a neighbor and pulled him into a nearby pond.

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The victim's body was recovered from the pond. Wildlife specialists from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources determined that the alligator should be humanely put down on the scene. The victim's body was transferred to the coroner's office. The incident remains under investigation.

Some neighbors had claimed that Mr. Burstein was attempting to cut overgrown grass near the pond after the community's HOA had ignored requests by residents to trip the grass.