A 23-year-old man says he is lucky to be alive after an encounter with an alligator in Port Charlotte, Florida, over the weekend forced doctors to amputate his arm.
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A 23-year-old man has lost his arm after he was attacked by an alligator near a pond behind a bar in southwest Florida early Sunday morning, officials say. “The responding crew treated a male patient who had an above the elbow amputation of his upper right extremity.
An alligator that was 10 feet and five inches long was removed from the pond and "humanely killed," according to a release from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Despite losing his arm, Jordan Rivera, 23, considers himself lucky to be alive after the encounter with the alligator early Sunday morning behind Banditos Bar.
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