Woman mauled to death saving pet dog from alligator

Cassandra Cline got into ‘tug of war’ with 8ft reptile while walking border collie

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A woman in the US has been mauled to death while trying to protect her border collie, according to reports.

Cassandra Cline, a 45-year-old schoolteacher, was walking her dog through a golf course near her holiday home on Hilton Head Island, along the South Carolina coast, when they were attacked by an alligator hidden in a lagoon.

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