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11-Year-Old Boy Loses Hand After Florida Alligator Attack
Florida wildlife officials trapped an 8-foot alligator after the boy lost his right hand while fishing, and he has since returned home.
- An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy returned home after losing his right hand in an alligator attack while fishing at Nelson Fish Camp in Marion County, Florida.
- The alligator attacked suddenly as Brodie was releasing a fish back into the water, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers later captured and killed a nearly 9-foot alligator believed responsible.
- Brodie's father jumped on the animal to pry its mouth open, but the gator rolled, breaking his arm and severing his hand; doctors later amputated his right hand at the wrist.
- Brodie returned to Pennsylvania over the July 4th weekend to continue his recovery, while a GoFundMe page has raised over $17,000 of its $25,000 goal for medical expenses.
- Family members say Brodie is "adjusting to his new normal" and remains in good spirits, though he faces a long road of physical and emotional recovery ahead.
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11-year-old from Pennsylvania recovering after being attacked by alligator during Marion County fishing trip - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — An 11-year-old boy from Pennsylvania is on the road to recovery after being attacked by an alligator while he was...
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His father tried to free him from the animal, but the reptile made a violent turn that caused amputation.
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Pennsylvania boy who lost hand to alligator on Florida trip faces long road to recovery
ORLANDO, Fla. — Fishing was 11-year-old Brodie Dituri’s favorite hobby. But while visiting a Marion County, Florida, fishing camp last month, he lost his right hand to an alligator attack — which could have been worse if his father had…
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