Hiker dies after alligator rips her arm off while swimming in a river

A woman who was killed by an alligator while hiking in Florida has been remembered as an ‘amazing’ person.

A woman who was killed by an alligator while hiking in Florida has been remembered as an ‘amazing’ person.

Brittany Clark, 31, died after wading into the Econlockhatchee River to cool off while hiking with her best friend and boyfriend.

The three had been wading in three-foot water when an alligator bit her arms, tearing off one and mauling the other.

Her boyfriend, Chance Allison, called 911 for help around 1.30pm and told the operator: ‘Both her arms, both her arms, both her arms are off, like, basically.’

When asked to provide more detail, Allison added: ‘One of them is, like, very hanging on [by a] thread, and the other is… gone.’

Harrowing 911 audio caught screaming in the background as Clark’s boyfriend and best friend carried her to rescue workers.

Clark was pronounced dead before she was able to reach the hospital for treatment.

Allison said his partner was ‘such an amazing and caring person and didn’t deserve to go out in such a way’.

She loved going into the water ‘every chance she could’, and Allison said they could have never seen this nightmare coming.

It’s currently alligator mating season in Florida, and the creatures are known to be more aggressive during this time.

The medical examiner’s report reads: ‘While they were swimming, an alligator grabbed [Brittany] by her arm and began the ‘death roll’.

‘Her boyfriend, Chance, grabbed the alligator trying to get it to release her when it took them both underwater.’