Florida Woman Loses Arm in 9-Foot-8-Inch Alligator Attack as Son Blames Tourists, TikTokers
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 12
Florida Woman Loses Arm in 9-Foot-8-Inch Alligator Attack as Son Blames Tourists, TikTokers
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 12
Summary
Dina Spann, 58, survived a Saturday attack in Marion County’s Silver River but had her right arm amputated below the elbow and lost at least one finger on her left hand.
Her son, Zach Guerrina, said tourists and TikTok users who feed, touch or closely approach alligators are making them lose their fear of people, warning similar attacks could happen again.
Spann was swimming in a prohibited area when the alligator grabbed her arm and pulled her underwater; boater John Gamache rushed over, scared it off and used rope as a tourniquet.
FWC-contracted trappers removed a 9-foot-8-inch alligator from the river on Sunday, and the waterway later reopened to the public.
The attack adds to a recent run of Florida incidents, including an 11-year-old boy who lost a hand in June and a 31-year-old woman killed a day later.