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Boater scared off alligator, then used rope to stop bleeding after Florida woman lost arm

Headline from Fox News

A boater used rope from his vehicle as a makeshift tourniquet after an alligator grabbed a swimmer's arm in Florida's Silver River and pulled her underwater.

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Florida swimmer’s arm ripped off by alligator in gruesome attack that left ‘bones poking out’ — before being saved by good Samaritan (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A Florida swimmer had her arm ripped off by a 10-foot alligator -- a vicious attack she wound up surviving thanks to a fast-acting boater who scared the beast away.

  2. Fox News

    Florida woman loses arm in Silver River alligator attack as boater races to save her life (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    John Gamache used rope to tie off the woman's severed arm after his boat scared the gator away on Florida's Silver River near Ocala Saturday.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Woman Loses Arm In Florida Alligator Attack As Hero Boater Saves Her Life (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The woman was ultimately released from the hospital and is currently in recovery at home

  4. Blaze Media

    'It was almost like a missile': Good Samaritans rush to save Florida woman from alligator — but a devastating price was paid (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    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 paddlebo…

  5. Fox News

    Boater scared off alligator, then used rope to stop bleeding after Florida woman lost arm (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A boater used rope from his vehicle as a makeshift tourniquet after an alligator grabbed a swimmer's arm in Florida's Silver River and pulled her underwater.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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