: a shallow-draft boat driven by an airplane propeller and steered by an airplane rudder
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Video of the incident subsequently went viral online, in which an airboat carrying Peters can be seen stopping in front of the deceased animal.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The airboat operator has not been identified.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The video shows the men aboard an airboat firing at the alligator more than a dozen times.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Explore the Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes by airboat to spot everything from deer and wild birds to alligators and turtles.
—India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The airboat operator has not been identified.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The video shows the men aboard an airboat firing at the alligator more than a dozen times.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Explore the Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes by airboat to spot everything from deer and wild birds to alligators and turtles.
—India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Airboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airboat. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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