Girl killed by alligator in Florida was a ‘fun-loving’ spirit, household says :: WRAL.com

The 31-year-old lady who died after she was attacked by an alligator in Florida on Sunday has been recognized as Brittany Clark of Orlando.

News station WESH obtained a press release from her boyfriend, who was with Clark when she was attacked. He stated she cherished going out on the water each probability she may, and by no means in one million years would they’ve seen this nightmare coming.

Family members stated Clark was a fun-loving spirit and an avid bike rider who cherished her canine.

An on-line fundraiser describes what occurred to her as a weird accident.

“People need to understand this is a very rare situation,” stated Frank Robb, who has greater than three many years of expertise coping with Florida alligators.

Robb provided some perception concerning the lively Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) investigation into the lethal encounter Sunday afternoon within the river at Little Big Econ State Forest.

“FWC has a lot of steps they’ll go through,” Robb stated. “They’ll look at bite patterns, look for DNA, things of that nature.”

FWC officers stated they captured and killed two gators — a 13-foot gator close to the place Clark was badly bitten and a 12.5-foot gator a half mile away.

“The guys who go out there to do that job, the trappers who go out there to find the animal that is the problem, they’re pretty dang good at their jobs,” Robb stated.

911 calls captured the priority within the voice of the sufferer’s pal, who described the chunk as “horrible.”

DNA samples from the harvested gators have been despatched to a lab in Gainesville for testing to find out in the event that they had been concerned within the lethal assault.

Local information shops have reported three gator assaults inside seven days in central Florida.

“You can find alligators in pretty much every body of water in Florida,” Robb stated. “It’s just about being aware of your surroundings.”

Known by the nickname “Alligator Robb,” the skilled stated folks want to recollect to maintain their distance.

Only swim in designated areas, and by no means feed the cold-blooded reptiles.

“If you have an alligator that’s been fed, you’re dealing with one that’s not afraid of people anymore, will approach people, will not naturally be afraid and move away, and that’s when the risk goes up,” Robb defined.