Florida officials said the gator was 9 feet, 3 inches long and caused a 'severe animal bite' to the victim.
A massive 9-foot alligator attacked a man in central Florida on Sunday as he was fishing causing him to be airlifted to a hospital with a severe bite, officials said. The victim, who has not been publicly identified, was 'rolling around with the gator,' a woman said on a 911 call released by Lake County. She said she could hear the man moaning and groaning after the attack, which happened around 4:25 p.m. 'He took his hand off,' another 911 caller said.
Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission advises people to keep a safe distance away if they spot an alligator. The agency also advises people to swim only in designated swimming areas and only during daylight hours. Alligators range in size from 6 - 14 feet long. Gators rarely bite people and fatalities are rare, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. From 1948 to 2022, there were 453 unprovoked bite incidents in Florida, resulting in 26 human fatalities.
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