ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Parks and Recreation officials confirmed they have closed the swimming area in Kelly Park Friday as a result of alligator activity in the water. 

The swimming area and the waterfront trails around the water are closed, but the rest of the park is open for people in the area to enjoy. Kelly Park-Rock Springs is in Wekiwa Springs State Park, and is a popular local swimming destination that also has pavilions, and tent and RV camping sites, as well as a boat launch and a playground. 

There was a confirmed death due to an alligator attack earlier this week in Osceola County, in a different part of the state on Lake Kissimmee. 

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) responded to the attack Tuesday afternoon.

A husband and wife were canoeing in about 2.5 feet of water when they went over the alligator. Their canoe tipped over and the Davenport resident, identified as Cynthia Diekema, fell on top of the gator. An 11-foot, 4-inch alligator bit her and pulled her underwater.

Her husband tried to help his wife, stated the FWC official during a Wednesday morning press conference.

Diekema's body was recovered from the water after the attack.