Officials in Florida have identified the woman whose body was found inside the mouth of an alligator on Friday afternoon.

The body in the mouth of the alligator was identified as Sabrina Peckham, 41, who was previously caught trespassing onto a nearby Florida wetland.

A police investigation was launched in Largo, Florida after a witness spotted an alligator with human remains in its mouth and alerted the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Largo is located just across the bay from Tampa and is between Clearwater and St.

The 13-foot alligator was "humanely killed," and the victim's remains were recovered by a dive team from a canal, authorities said.

The victim has been named as 41-year-old Sabrina PeckhamYesterday (September 24), news emerged that a 13-foot (almost 4m) alligator

Authorities 'humanely killed' a 13-foot-8.5-inch male alligator in Florida yesterday after the animal was spotted carrying the remains of 41-year-old Sabrina Peckham in its mouth

Officers reported to the area of 134th Avenue North and 121st Street North, where they discovered a 13-foot, 8.5-inch male alligator. The gator was humanely killed and removed from the water way, according to a press release from the sheriff's office. A dive team recovered Peckham's body.

Sabrina Peckham, 41, was identified by police as the victim being dragged by the beast in a canal along a residential street in Largo.

Human remains were spotted in the mouth of a 13-foot, 8.5-inch alligator in a Florida canal on Friday. A dive team also pulled remains of a deceased adult from the waterway.

A news release from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says the remains of Sabrina Peckham were found in a canal in Largo.