Woman Dies After Being Bitten by Alligator While Swimming in Florida River
Officials said two large alligators were removed from the river as investigators examine DNA evidence and the attack that killed a 31-year-old swimmer.
- On Sunday, June 28, 2026, 31-year-old Brittany Clark of Orlando died after an alligator attacked her while wading in 3 feet of water in the Econlockhatchee River near the Little Big Econ State Forest.
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed this fatality was one of three alligator attacks in Central Florida within one week, including incidents involving a snorkeler and a child fishing.
- Following the attack, FWC officials harvested a 13-foot alligator at the scene and a 12.5-foot alligator nearby; DNA samples were sent to a Gainesville lab to determine which reptile was responsible.
- Environmental drought conditions and the end of alligator mating season likely made the reptiles "very territorial," FWC Public Information Officer Chad Weber noted, increasing the risk of dangerous interactions in waterways.
- The FWC urges the public to swim only in designated areas during daylight hours, emphasizing it is "always safest to assume that there are alligators in any body of fresh or brackish water.
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31-åriga Brittany Clark i Florida dödades av en alligator under en simtur i helgen. Innan hennes pojkvän kunde slita djuret av henne hade den bitit av hennes arm. – Hon förtjänade inte att dö på det här viset, säger pojkvännen Chance Allison.
A woman was attacked in a river in Florida by an alligator and injured life-threateningly. Her boyfriend freed her from the animal's mouth, but she did not survive the attack.
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