Police: Witness saw gator attack woman walking dogs in Florida park

Police say divers are searching a Florida pond after a witness said an alligator attacked a woman walking her dogs and dragged her into the water.

The victim has been identified as 47-year-old Shizuka Matsuki, a Plantation, Florida resident.

RELATED: Family remembers boy killed by alligator at Disney World

In a Sun Sentinel report , Davie Police Maj. Dale Engle said Matsuki's dogs would not leave the pond as divers searched for her Friday morning.

Engle said one of the dogs also was bitten by the alligator.

RELATED: Mother, 2 toddlers die after hitting alligator on highway

The pond is in a park near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, a major Miami-area tourist and entertainment attraction.

Authorities closed the park Friday.

Click here for more stories and videos related to alligators.