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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, found eaten by an alligator this summer, 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 a canal in Fort Meade 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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