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Florida Man Died From Meth Overdose Before Alligator Ate Him

A "methamphetamine intoxication" killed Michael Ford before the reptile tore his body apart

Polk County Sheriff's Office

A Florida man,ย found eaten by an alligator this summer,ย died from a meth overdose before his body was ripped apart by the reptile, according to a medical examiner's findings.

Michael Ford, 45, was found face down in aย canal in Fort Meadeย on June 27 and Polk County Sheriff's investigators theorized he might have drowned before an alligator began eating the man's remains, NBC News reported.

A hand and a foot belonging to Ford was found in the beast's stomach.

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