A medical examiner's report on fatal alligator attack victim Brittany Clark reflects the violence of the June 28 assault including teeth marks dug into her collarbone where her left arm was ripped from her body and the near "complete traumatic amputation" of her right forearm.
The report, released Thursday, July 30, also notes that the 130-pound Clark's eyes were absent "due to procurement," which typically means they were donated.
The cause of death was the result of multiple blunt force injuries and was ruled an accident.
Clark, 31, was swimming with her boyfriend and a friend in the Econlockhatchee River when an alligator grabbed her arm and did a "death roll." She was dragged under water with her boyfriend who had grabbed her and was attempting
to get her to shore.
Clark's boyfriend, Chance Allison, performed CPR, but she died on the way to the hospital, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
FWC officials said contracted hunters killed two alligators after the attack. DNA taken from a 13-foot alligator — more than twice the size of the 5-foot, 4-inch tall Clark — matched her DNA, according to results released by FWC on July 16.
Clark's attack was among a spate of violent incidents involving alligators between June 21 and July 3 that included an 11-year-old boy who lost his hand as a result of a bite and a 71-year-old man who fought off an alligator that grabbed his leg while he was fishing from a canal bank behind his home.
But Clark's attack brought national attention when the release of a 911 call reflected the terror and anguish of her friend as she tried to relay their location to the operator while answering questions about Clark's injuries.
"She's awake, she's awake, she's breathing. I'm watching for the gator right now. He's going away," said Clark's friend to the 911 dispatcher.
"How bad is the bite?" the dispatcher asked.
"Horrible. One of her arms is completely off. One is attached barely."
At one point the dispatcher asks if the bleeding is serious.
"It's horrible, it's severe," the caller responds.
"Do you know where the other arm is?"
"It's gone," the caller says.
The 911 call and medical examiner report reflect that Clark was conscious after the attack, but had a "thready" pulse by the time first responders arrived. She was pronounced dead at 2:48 p.m., about an hour after the attack occurred.
Kimberly Miller is a journalist for the USA TODAY NETWORK FLORIDA. She covers weather, the environment and critters as the Embracing Florida reporter. If you have news tips, please send them to kmiller@pbpost.com. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY, at palmbeachpost.com/newsletters.
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