Florida Identifies 31-Year-Old Brittany Clark in Fatal Gator Attack as 13-Foot Alligator Is Removed
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Florida Identifies 31-Year-Old Brittany Clark in Fatal Gator Attack as 13-Foot Alligator Is Removed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
Brittany Clark, 31, of Orlando died after an alligator attacked her while she was swimming in the Econlockhatchee River near the Barr Street Trailhead in Central Florida.
FWC officials said a very large 13-foot alligator was harvested from the attack area, and another 11-footer was removed nearby as investigators responded with sheriff's deputies and a contracted trapper.
A 911 caller reported Clark was losing heavy blood after the attack; her boyfriend and another friend pulled her to shore and began CPR, but she died en route to a hospital.
The fatal attack was Central Florida's second alligator attack in 24 hours and third in a week, following a child bitten near Umatilla and a snorkeler injured in Rainbow River.
Florida, home to about 1.3 million alligators across all 67 counties, renewed warnings during mating season to avoid feeding gators, keep distance from shorelines and report nuisance animals immediately.