Newly released body-camera video from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office shows the murky waters as medics responded to a fatal alligator attack.The woman who died, identified as 31-year-old Brittany Clark of Orlando, was in approximately 3 feet of water when an alligator attacked her, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.FWC said a statewide drought is keeping water levels lower than normal, including the area of the Econlockhatchee River where the attack occurred. Despite the low water levels, alligators can quickly disappear, and those watching for alligators while cooling off in bodies of water can easily lose visibility.Related: Hiker’s video shows how quickly an alligator can disappear in Florida water near site of deadly attackFrantic 911 calls Multiple 911 calls released Monday detail the frantic response.”Bad, real bad please, hurry … she’s losing a lot of … please hurry … ” a 911 caller said. “Someone got bit by a gator …”FWC said Clark was hiking with her friends near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest.Officials said they stopped to swim in the river around 1:30 in the afternoon on June 28.”How bad is the bite?” said the 911 dispatcher. The 911 caller said “Horrible.”The caller described Clark’s injuries, “both her arms are dislocated … off basically … one arm is completely off.Clark died on the way to the hospital.A GoFundMe has been created to help her family transport her remains to California, where she’s from.2 massive gators caughtThe agency reported that two alligators were harvested, one measuring 13 feet and another measuring 12 feet.DNA analysis was conducted, and samples will be sent to a lab to determine which gator was responsible for the woman’s death.Several signs near the trailhead entrance warn visitors of alligators in the area.Related: ‘Arm is completely off’: Frantic 911 calls detail response to woman killed by gator in Florida river 3 gator attacks in 7 daysThis attack is the third reported in the past seven days and the second in 24 hours in Central Florida.FWC said serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida. The agency administers a Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program to address complaints concerning specific alligators believed to pose a threat to people, pets, or property.Related: 3 alligator attacks reported in Central Florida within 7 daysNuisance Alligator HotlinePeople with concerns about an alligator should call FWC’s toll-free Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 866-FWC-GATOR (866-392-4286). When someone is concerned about an alligator and calls the Nuisance Alligator Hotline, FWC will dispatch a contracted nuisance alligator trapper to resolve the situation.Related: Gator attacks in Florida: What is a ‘death roll’?
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. —
Newly released body-camera video from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office shows the murky waters as medics responded to a fatal alligator attack.
The woman who died, identified as 31-year-old Brittany Clark of Orlando, was in approximately 3 feet of water when an alligator attacked her, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
FWC said a statewide drought is keeping water levels lower than normal, including the area of the Econlockhatchee River where the attack occurred.
Despite the low water levels, alligators can quickly disappear, and those watching for alligators while cooling off in bodies of water can easily lose visibility.
Frantic 911 calls
Multiple 911 calls released Monday detail the frantic response.
“Bad, real bad please, hurry … she’s losing a lot of … please hurry … ” a 911 caller said.
“Someone got bit by a gator …”
FWC said Clark was hiking with her friends near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest.
Officials said they stopped to swim in the river around 1:30 in the afternoon on June 28.
“How bad is the bite?” said the 911 dispatcher. The 911 caller said “Horrible.”
The caller described Clark’s injuries, “both her arms are dislocated … off basically … one arm is completely off.
Clark died on the way to the hospital.
A GoFundMe has been created to help her family transport her remains to California, where she’s from.
2 massive gators caught
The agency reported that two alligators were harvested, one measuring 13 feet and another measuring 12 feet.
DNA analysis was conducted, and samples will be sent to a lab to determine which gator was responsible for the woman’s death.
Several signs near the trailhead entrance warn visitors of alligators in the area.
Related: ‘Arm is completely off’: Frantic 911 calls detail response to woman killed by gator in Florida river
3 gator attacks in 7 days
This attack is the third reported in the past seven days and the second in 24 hours in Central Florida.
FWC said serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida. The agency administers a Statewide Nuisance Alligator Program to address complaints concerning specific alligators believed to pose a threat to people, pets, or property.
Related: 3 alligator attacks reported in Central Florida within 7 days
Nuisance Alligator Hotline
People with concerns about an alligator should call FWC’s toll-free Nuisance Alligator Hotline at 866-FWC-GATOR (866-392-4286). When someone is concerned about an alligator and calls the Nuisance Alligator Hotline, FWC will dispatch a contracted nuisance alligator trapper to resolve the situation.