While alligator attacks are rare in South Carolina, they are becoming more common. Kiawah Island is home to a very healthy population of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). 29,000 acres (120 km 2) are designated as Class I Wilderness.Most of the refuge is only accessible by boat. Cynthia Covert, 58, drowned Friday after an alligator repeatedly pulled her into a pond on Kiawah Island, according to a report from the Charleston County Sheriff's Office. COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The woman attacked and killed by an alligator in a gated community along the South Carolina coast was visiting the homeowner to do her nails and was trying to … American Alligator. Alligators can be seen in almost all of the 150 brackish and freshwater ponds which are interspersed throughout the island. On Bulls Island, the largest island within Cape Romain, you will find maritime forests, salt marshes, and the expansive Boneyard Beach. Deer roam its 5,496 acres, along with alligators, raccoons, and squirrels. The ferry ride costs $40/adults and $20/children. A man who was found dead in a Kiawah Island pond with bite marks from an alligator did not die as a result of those bites, according to the autopsy report. The Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is a 66,287 acre (267 km²) National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern South Carolina near Awendaw, South Carolina.The refuge lands and waters encompass water impoundments, creeks and bays, emergent salt marsh and barrier islands. Police in South Carolina released new details Tuesday in the death of 57-year-old Cynthia Renee Covert, who a coroner says drowned May 1 after an alligator dragged her into the water on Kiawah Island. SC Witness To Fatal SC Alligator Attack Said Victim Was 4 Feet From Pond And Warned Of Danger.

The total excursion lasts five hours. They offer more than one tour to Bull Island, so you’ll want to make sure you book the Beach Drop tour. KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — A woman killed by an alligator at a South Carolina pond told a friend she wanted to get close to the animal and didn’t scream as … Bulls Bay was once known as a hideout for pirates who plundered the coast. Garris Landing Address: 498 Bulls Island Road, Awendaw, SC, 29429 The ferry ride is 50-minutes each way.