SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A newly released medical examiner’s report sheds new light on an alligator attack that killed an Orlando woman last month.
Brittany Clark, 31, was swimming in shoulder-deep water in the Little Big Econ River with her boyfriend and another friend on June 28 when an alligator grabbed her by the arm and began a “death roll,” according to the report.
Her boyfriend grabbed the alligator in an attempt to free Clark. The gator pulled them both underwater, released Clark briefly, then grabbed her other arm. The boyfriend eventually got Clark to shore, where he began CPR, the report states.
Seminole County Fire Department responded and found Clark with a weak pulse. She was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
After the attack, a trapper was called in to catch the offending alligator, according to a news release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The FWC also noted that two alligators were found: a 13-foot alligator at the incident location, and a 12.5-foot alligator located around half a mile away. Both were caught and killed.
A row of teeth from one of the recovered alligators was found consistent with bite marks on Clark’s left arm, the report states.