‘It was almost like a missile’: Good Samaritans rush to save Florida woman from alligator — but a devastating price was paid

A Florida woman lost her arm from a gruesome alligator attack, but Good Samaritans may have helped save her life, according to multiple reports.

WKMG, citing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, reported that a woman was attacked by a massive alligator while swimming and paddleboarding in the Silver River in Marion County on Aug. 8.

‘It was a terrible injury, bones poking out, blood everywhere.’

Fox News reported that the gator bit the woman’s right arm and dragged her under water.

According to WOFL-TV, Mike Head said he was out on the river with his wife and children when he heard two women screaming, “Gator!”

Head recalled that the alligator was likely 20-30 feet away.

Head said of the alligator, “It was almost like a missile, and it