A 31-year-old woman has died following an alligator attack in Little Big Econ State Forest in central Florida on Sunday. The woman and two others had stopped to swim in a shallow area after a hike. That’s when a large alligator attacked the woman, Brittany Clark, biting both of her arms. Clark’s boyfriend tried to get her out of the alligator’s mouth as their friend spoke to the 9-1-1 operator.
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Local news shared clips from the distressing 9-1-1 call. Clark screams in pain in the background as the friend attempts to calmly relay information to the operator and the boyfriend sounds panicked. At one point, the friend claims Clark’s arms are nearly off. Sadly, she died from her injuries en route to the hospital.
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Wildlife authorities trapped and killed two large alligators in the area and are now conducting analysis to determine whether one of them was the animal involved in the attack.
“The Florida Forest Service said there are no designated swimming areas within the Little Big Econ State Forest,” reports local news. “That spokesperson said there is signage at the beginning of the Barr Street Trailhead that warns of alligator activity in the area.”
Listen to the the 9-1-1 clips from the deadly alligator attack below (discretion advised).
Here is a few seconds of body-cam footage released from responding officers:
This situation is still evolving, and details may change.
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