A 23-year-old man lost his arm at the start of the week in Florida after being attacked by an alligator in Port Charlotte, according to local officials.
The nearly 11-foot alligator, which was later killed, attacked Jordan Rivera around 1 a.m. on Sunday near a pond just outside of the Banditos Bar.
CBS News reported that Rivera was flown by helicopter to Gulf Coast Medical Center where his arm was amputated due to the severity of the injury he suffered.
The Daily Sun reported that a man inside the bar heard the attack happening outside when he sprang into action and helped get Rivera out of the water.
“He was yelling and swimming toward the shoreline,” Hidalgo said. “I ran and dragged him up onto the sand. I was scared to
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