Alligators nest near swimmers at the Ocala National Forest's Alexander Springs Recreation Area. The threat is usually minimal but three swimmers have been bitten over the past year. Two potentially ...

ALEXANDER SPRINGS — A man who went missing in Alexander Springs over the weekend has been found. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Forest Service were searching for Davidson Anjab, who was in ...

A man in North Florida was bitten by an alligator while snorkeling in a spring that was deemed safe for swimming this week. The man, whose name hasn’t been released to the public at the time of ...

Before the invention of beach towels, cars or even paved roads, the prehistoric Florida culture known as the Timucuans nestled into the Alexander Springs area, in the southern part of the Ocala ...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A man suffered puncture wounds and cuts Monday afternoon when he was attacked by an alligator while snorkeling at Alexander Springs in the Ocala National Forest, officials said.

One of the areas favored by Florida’s prehistoric Indians was that portion of Lake County now encompassing the Alexander Springs Recreation Area, on State Road 445 about five miles southwest of Astor ...

The swimming area of a Central Florida spring has been closed down after an alligator attack. According to National Forests in Florida, a snorkeler was attacked Monday at the Alexander Springs ...

A Florida snorkeler was bitten by a fully-grown alligator and left with serious wounds at a picturesque spring earlier this week. The unnamed man was exploring the designated swim zone of the ...

ALEXANDER SPRINGS – Lake County sheriff’s deputies are looking for two men who shot and wounded two others at “Freak Creek,” a popular, dirt-road hangout in the Ocala National Forest. Deputies ...

You cannot see all of Ocala National Forest in one day. Indeed, it’s difficult enough to just drive through in one day without stopping. Ocala National Forest is meant to be explored, and there’s no ...

Discharging cool, clear freshwater at a rate of 107 cubic feet per second, Alexander Springs is one of the favorite destinations on the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway, particularly during the warmer ...