The 31-year-old victim of a fatal alligator attack in Florida was desperately trying to save her girlfriend during the ordeal, according to audio from a 911 call.
Brittany Clark, who was swimming in the Econlockhatchee River in Seminole County, had already lost one arm to the reptile when her boyfriend, Chance Allison, made the urgent call to 911, asking paramedics to rush to the scene.
"Bad, real bad, please, hurry … she's losing a lot of blood … we need to stop the blood," Allison can be heard saying in the audio recording.
A woman who took the phone from Allison added more horrific details, telling 911 that Clark's arm was completely gone and the other one was barely attached.
Clark's best friend, Jayden Hernandez, who was swimming with her and Allison at the time, said in a Facebook post that she lost her best friend right in front of her.
"Words can't even explain how I feel. I lost my best friend. I lost my best friend right in front of me," Hernandez wrote.
It took paramedics 12 minutes to arrive at the scene, but sadly, Clark died on the way to a nearby hospital.
Low water levels and territorial behavior may have been factors leading to the attack, according to officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A 13-foot alligator found at the incident location and a 12.5-foot alligator half a mile away were captured and killed, and samples from the alligators have been collected.
A GoFundMe was set up by Clark's aunt to pay for the remains of her niece to be flown back to California and had raised $6,330 USD by Wednesday morning.
