Swimmer dies after being ripped limb-from-limb by alligator in blood-curdling attack in front of friends

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A 31-year-old woman died on Sunday after an alligator tore off both her arms during a swim with friends in Florida.Horror struck in the Econlockhatchee River, marking the latest in a series of gator incidents that have prompted urgent warnings from wildlife officials.A frantic 911 caller pleaded for help as the victim lay gravely wounded."Bad, real bad please, hurry...

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the caller said, according to emergency recordings obtained by local media on Monday."Someone got bit by a gator..."The woman had been swimming near the Barr Street Trailhead in Little Big Econ State Forest when the attack happened.She was rushed to hospital - but later succumbed to her injuries."The FWC (Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) extends its deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the victim during this difficult time," FWC press secretary Ashlee Brahier Sklute said.Officers from the FWC, Seminole County Sheriff's Office and a contracted trapper...

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