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11-Year-Old Pennsylvania Boy Loses Hand in Florida Alligator Attack While Fishing with Father, Officials Say
The 12-year-old underwent several surgeries and is recovering at home after the attack, while wildlife officials captured and killed the 8-foot, 7-inch alligator.
- An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy named Brodie is recovering at home after losing his hand in an alligator attack while fishing near Orlando last month.
- Brodie's father jumped on the 8-foot, 7-inch alligator to pry its jaws open, but the animal's death roll severed the boy's hand at the wrist.
- Family spokesperson Andrew Wright said the injury affected Brodie's dominant hand, and a GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $19,000 to support his recovery and adjustment to a "new life."
- One day after Brodie's attack, 31-year-old Brittany Clark of Orlando died after an alligator attacked her while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River with her boyfriend and best friend.
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission captured and killed both alligators involved in the attacks. Experts warn that even shallow water can conceal alligators, which can attack without warning.
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11-year-old boy from Juniata County lost his right hand after an alligator attacked him in Florida
An 11-year-old boy from Juniata County is recovering after losing his right hand in an alligator attack while fishing with his father near Orlando, Florida, last month.
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Pennsylvania boy loses hand in Florida alligator attack as father fights to free him
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy named Brodie Terry lost his hand to an eight-foot, seven-inch alligator at a Florida fishing camp on June 27, moments after his father leaped into the water and tried to pry the animal’s jaws open. The boy was on a family fishing vacation at Nelson’s Fish Camp in Marion County, Florida,...
His father tried to free him from the animal, but the reptile made a violent turn that caused amputation.
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