佛罗里达州Marion县Silver River周末发生鳄鱼袭击事件，一名女性游泳时被鳄鱼咬伤手臂。[1]听到求救声的划桨者Mike Head迅速驾船靠近现场，用桨驱赶鳄鱼，随后用绳索为伤者进行止血，与另一名船手共同将其救至岸边。[1]事件发生后，佛罗里达鱼类和野生动物保护委员会捕获了一条9英尺8英寸长的鳄鱼。[1]
Mike Head回忆当时的情况表示，鳄鱼的袭击"几乎就像一枚导弹，我只能看到它的背部"。[1]伤者在救援过程中向Mike Head指示"绑紧它"，指的是用于止血的绳索。[1]本周前，Seminole县还发生了另一起鳄鱼袭击事件，31岁的Brittany Clark因伤势过重身亡。[1]
A woman swimming in Florida's Silver River was bitten on the arm by an alligator during an incident that occurred over the weekend in Marion County. [1] Paddleboarder Mike Head heard the victim's calls for help and navigated his vessel toward the scene, where he used his paddle to drive the reptile away from the injured swimmer. [1] Head then fashioned a rope tourniquet to control bleeding while he and another boat operator worked together to bring the woman to shore. [1] The victim's urgent instruction during the rescue was direct: "Tie it tight." [1]
Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission subsequently captured a 9-foot-8-inch alligator in connection with the attack. [1] Head described the moment of the assault in stark terms, recalling, "It was almost like a missile, and it would just kind of … I could just see the back of it." [1]
The incident comes days after another alligator attack claimed a life in Seminole County, where 31-year-old Brittany Clark died from injuries sustained in a separate encounter. [1]