31岁的Brittany Clark于2024年6月28日在佛罗里达州塞米诺尔县Little Big Econ州立森林的Econlockhatchee河中游泳时遭鳄鱼袭击身亡[1]。Orange县副验尸官Jenaye Mack公布的验尸报告显示，Clark因多处钝力创伤而死亡，其中包括左臂在肩部近乎完全截断和右前臂截断[1]。报告还记录了她的左肩胛骨和锁骨上存在的牙印[1]。
佛罗里达鱼类和野生动物保护委员会随后从河中移除并安乐死了两只鳄鱼，分别为12英尺和13英尺长[1]。DNA检测确认较长的13英尺鳄鱼与该事件相关[1]。根据相关数据，佛罗里达州约有130万只鳄鱼，年均约有8起无故鳄鱼咬伤事件，自1948年以来共有26例死亡记录[1]。
An autopsy report has disclosed the severe injuries sustained by 31-year-old Brittany Clark, who was killed in an alligator attack while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River at Little Big Econ State Forest in Seminole County, Florida, on June 28, 2024.[1] According to Orange County Deputy Medical Examiner Jenaye Mack, Clark died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries inflicted by the reptile, including the near-complete amputation of her left arm at the shoulder and damage to her right forearm.[1] The autopsy also documented bite marks on her left shoulder blade and collarbone.[1]
Following the incident, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed two alligators from the river and euthanized them—one measuring 12 feet and another 13 feet in length.[1] DNA testing confirmed that the larger 13-foot alligator was responsible for the fatal attack.[1] The death has been ruled an accident.[1] Florida is home to an estimated 1.3 million alligators, and the state typically experiences approximately eight unprovoked alligator bites annually, with 26 fatal attacks recorded since 1948.[1]