Harrowing 911 call describes moments after alligator fatally attacked Florida woman: ‘One arm is completely off’

A harrowing 911 call has described the moments after an alligator attacked and killed a woman in a Florida river.

“One arm is completely off,” a frantic caller told a 911 dispatcher Sunday afternoon, according to local NBC News affiliate WESH, which reported on several emergency calls made during the attack.

The 31-year-old woman from Orlando had been hiking with her boyfriend and her best friend in Little Big Econ State Forest when they decided to go into the Econlockhatchee River to cool off, Grant Eller from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told NBC News.

At around 1:30 p.m. ET, the woman was attacked as the group waded in about 3ft of water in Seminole County, officials said at a press conference on Monday.

“How bad is the bite?” the 911 dispatcher asked the caller, who responded: “Horrible.”

The caller said of the woman’s injuries, “Both her arms are dislocated…off basically…one arm is completely off.”

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesperson Chad Weber said during Monday’s press conference that the woman’s boyfriend tried to get her away from the alligator’s mouth.

When asked by the emergency dispatcher if the gator was coming back, the 911 caller said, “No, it went away.”

“We’re far off the trail, we’re off of a little launch area by the river,” the caller said. “We need help now!”

Weber said the woman died on her way to the hospital.

Authorities did not name the woman at the time because they first needed to notify her family, who were out of state.

One hiker who frequents the area where the attack occurred described a large, female alligator in the water.

“There’s a place where a female gator hangs out to lay her eggs…and most people that come out here very often know that she could be there, and so keep your eyes open and don’t get in the water,” Nancy Palmer told WESH.

Following the attack, Weber said officials had killed a 12-foot alligator and a 13-foot alligator in the area.