A 911 call released after a fatal alligator attack in Florida reveals the desperate pleas of Brittany Clark's boyfriend as he tried to save her life. The 31-year-old woman was swimming in the Econlockhatchee River in Seminole County when a 13-foot alligator attacked, ripping off one of her arms.
Frantic 911 Call Details
According to the audio obtained by the New York Post, Chance Allison called 911 and said, “Bad, real bad, please, hurry … she’s losing a lot of blood … we need to stop the blood.” Clark was brought to shore before Allison made the urgent call, describing her severe injuries. A woman who took the phone from Allison added that one of Clark’s arms was completely gone and the other was barely attached, saying, “She’s still breathing. She’s just, her arms are f***ed so f***ing bad bro … one of her arms is completely off and the other one is like attached barely. Please hurry, that’s my best friend.”
Witness Account
Clark’s best friend, Jayden Hernandez, who was swimming with her and Allison, described the attack in a Facebook post. “There were air bubbles within our little triangle we made with our bodies in the water and I commented on how it might be a sneaky gator and Chance, Brittany’s boyfriend, swam right over it to show nothing was there,” Hernandez wrote. “Britt literally commented on how she thought he was gonna act like he got attacked and we just laughed … And just a few minutes later my best friend got attacked.”
Emergency Response
Hernandez said it felt like an eternity but paramedics arrived in about 12 minutes. “We called for help, and it felt like eternity talking to the dispatcher but it was only 12 minutes,” she wrote. “Twelve whole long minutes of my best friend holding it together being the strongest person in the world.” Clark died on the way to a nearby hospital, according to Chad Weber, a spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
Investigation and Aftermath
Weber said Clark did nothing “malicious” to provoke the alligator and was swimming in about three feet of water. Low water levels and territorial behavior may have contributed to the attack. The FWC stated that a 13-foot alligator found at the incident location and a 12.5-foot alligator half a mile away were captured and killed. Samples have been collected, and the investigation remains active.
A GoFundMe set up by Clark’s aunt, Gena Smith, to return her remains to California had raised $6,330 USD by Wednesday morning, exceeding its $5,000 goal. Smith wrote, “My 31-year-old niece, Brittany, has just passed away in a completely bizarre accident. She was an amazing person and a fun-loving soul.”
