Public Safety

Woman loses arm in Silver River alligator attack near Silver Springs

A woman swimming near Ray Wayside Park on the Silver River was attacked by an alligator Saturday and later had her arm amputated, according to family members. Bystanders pulled her from the water before she was transported to a hospital, and FWC trappers subsequently removed a nearly ten-foot alligator from the area. The attack is the fourth alligator incident in central and north-central Florida this summer.

Sources: WCJB TV20