Newly Released 911 Calls Reveal Terrifying Moments After Florida Alligator Attack Left Woman Without Arm

Newly released 911 recordings have revealed the chaotic moments following an alligator attack that left a Florida woman with life-altering injuries.

Dina Spann, 58, was swimming with a group near Ray Wayside Park along the Silver River in Marion County, Florida, when the attack occurred during the summer. She survived but lost her right arm below the elbow and part of a finger on her left hand.

Two emergency calls obtained by The New York Post captured witnesses urgently requesting help as they described the extent of Spann’s injuries.

"Somebody got bit by an alligator, I think her arm got bit — it’s dangling off," one woman told the dispatcher, according to the Post. "She lost half an arm."

A second recording captured a woman screaming and crying while a man informed the dispatcher that they were on the Silver River.

"Her arm is gone," the second caller said.

Florida Alligator Attack Survivor Tried To Escape The Animal

Following the August incident, Spann’s son, Zach Guerrina, told the New York Post that his mother had tried to hold the alligator’s jaws open while attempting to get away.

"It had her, but she said she was trying to make sure it didn’t get to her legs," Guerrina said.

Another witness, John Gamache, who was visiting the park, described seeing the alligator moving rapidly toward the swimmers.

Speaking to FOX 35 Orlando, Gamache said he saw the animal’s "head way above the water and going full speed" as it approached the group.

Gamache immediately took his boat toward the victims to help.

"It was a terrible injury, bones poking out, blood everywhere," he said.

"Obviously, the minutes mattered."

Witness Who Helped Florida Alligator Attack Victim Receives Family's Thanks

Spann was taken to a hospital for treatment following the attack. FOX 35 Orlando subsequently reported that she had returned home and was in good spirits.

Her family also contacted Gamache to express their gratitude for his assistance during the emergency.

"They called earlier, and we talked for a while, and it was heartwarming to hear them explain their emotions," Gamache said.

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The attack is among several serious alligator-related incidents reported in Florida. Another incident earlier in the year involved a child who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being bitten on the arm and leg while swimming in an off-limits nature preserve.

In October, a 71-year-old man was killed by a nearly 12-foot alligator while fishing along the shoreline of Lake Apopka, according to police. The incident was reported as Florida’s second fatal alligator attack of the year.