Florida man found eaten by alligator died of meth overdose

The man's hand and foot were found inside the gator’s stomach.

FORT MEADE, Fla. — Florida officials say a man who was found partially eaten by an alligator actually died of a meth overdose. 

According to an autopsy report from a central Florida medical examiner, Michael Glenn Ford II had methamphetamine in his system when he died, and that was the cause of his death. 

The body of the 45-year-old was found in a canal in June in Polk County. 

Ford’s hand and foot were found inside the gator’s stomach.

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