Woman Loses Arm In Florida Alligator Attack As Hero Boater Saves Her Life
A woman in Florida has lost her arm following an alligator attack that took place Saturday. A hero boater who was in the area possibly saved her life.
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With a group of swimmers, the woman was in the Silver River around Ocala when all of a sudden she saw an alligator heading in her direction, and in response, she used a paddle in an attempt to ward it off. The gator instead bit her right arm and pulled her underwater. (RELATED: Golfer Films Himself Getting Struck By Lightning After Committing Two Of The Biggest No-Nos)
Not far from the scene, John Gamache and his father were on a boat eating lunch when they could hear the commotion.
“I looked just upriver from us a couple hundred feet and saw an alligator head way above the water and going full speed towards the swimmers,” said Gamache while speaking with FOX 35 Orlando.
Immediately, Gamache rushed his boat to the scene, with the vessel scaring the alligator away from the woman.
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When Gamache reached the woman, he witnessed gruesome visuals.
“It was a terrible injury, bones poking out, blood everywhere. Obviously, the minutes mattered,” said Gamache, per FOX 35.
As the woman was losing blood, Gamache took a rope on his boat to tie off her arm that was injured. His father assisted with getting the rest of the group, which included children, out of the river and placed onto the boat.
The family of the woman spoke Sunday with FOX 35 and stated that she survived the alligator attack. Losing her right arm, she was ultimately released from the hospital and is in recovery at home.
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