A woman kayaking with a group in Polk County, Florida, was rushed to the hospital after an alligator attack left her "bleeding profusely" from an elbow bite.

If you’re out on a kayak, canoe, or boat, you just have to be aware of your surroundings and not approach these animals.”

An alligator attacked a woman kayaking at a central Florida nature preserve, sending her to a hospital, authorities said. The attack happened when the woman was paddling at Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County on March 3, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.