{"id":6137,"date":"2026-07-01T20:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6137"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:08:32","slug":"harrowing-911-call-details-orlando-womans-fatal-alligator-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6137","title":{"rendered":"Harrowing 911 call details Orlando woman\u2019s fatal alligator attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brittany Clark was a \u201cbeautiful, unforgettable soul\u201d who fought to survive after an alligator attacked her while she cooled off from a hike in the Econlockhatchee River on Sunday, according a friend with her that afternoon.<\/p>\n

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Clark, 31, of Orlando died later that day from injuries suffered in the attack, witnessed by her boyfriend and her friend Jayden Hernandez. Hernandez shared memories of her friend and details of the attack in a public Facebook post on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The three were hiking the Little Big Econ State Forest in Seminole County when the they decided to step off the main trail and swim in the river at a spot that was a favorite of Clark\u2019s.<\/p>\n

After they entered the shallow, murky water around 1:30 p.m., they saw bubbles \u2014 and even joked that it might be an alligator \u2014 but they felt safe, Hernandez wrote. Minutes later, an alligator attacked, biting off one of Clark\u2019s arms and leaving the other barely attached, she told 911 operators.<\/p>\n

The moments just after the attack were captured in a harrowing nearly 12-minute-long 911 call as the boyfriend and then Hernandez frantically pleaded for help from dispatchers trying to direct rescuers to their location.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease hurry, that\u2019s my best friend\u2026please, please, please,\u201d Hernandez can be heard saying on the call as someone, presumably Clark, can be heard speaking, screaming and groaning in the background. \u201cShe needs help now,\u201d Hernandez said, describing her friend\u2019s injuries as \u201chorrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark\u2019s boyfriend attended to her, telling her she was okay and that he had a towel to help try and stop the blooding.<\/p>\n

At one point, they feared the alligator was returning, someone screamed in panic and then the two others carried Clark up the riverbank, according to the 911 call.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey need to hurry,\u201d Hernandez told the operator several minutes later.\u00a0 \u201cShe\u2019s going to die.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark would die from her injuries on the way to the hospital, according to officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Agents recovered and killed a 13-foot-alligator from the scene and a 12-foot-long alligator nearby. They will use DNA analysis to determine which one fatally bit Clark.<\/p>\n

While still on the phone with 911 operators, Hernandez later left Clark and the boyfriend to try and flag down first responders. She could hear them blowing whistles but could not initially see them. She hurriedly searched around the wooded area for several minutes before she reached them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear a siren! Come on! This way, this way, this way!\u201d she told operators. \u201cThey\u2019re here, they\u2019re here, they\u2019re here!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hernandez wrote on Facebook that she will never be able to forget the details of the attack. She called Clark \u201cpure gold,\u201d a friend who would always listen to her and taught her how to live. She commended her for her strength after the attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody else would not have even made it out,\u201d she wrote. \u201cShe was so strong and I always looked up to her and will forever. I just want my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark\u2019s aunt has set up a GoFundMe page to help return her remains to her parents in California, which has already raised more than it\u2019s $5,000 goal. The aunt described Clark as an \u201camazing person and a fun-loving soul\u201d and said the family was grateful for any help.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if you cannot donate, please pray for our family as we navigate through this tragic journey,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

Frank Mazzotti, a professor at the University of Florida who studies human-alligator conflict, said fatal alligator attacks in Florida are relatively rare.<\/p>\n

But it is currently the end of alligator mating season, he said, which along with higher temperatures makes alligators more active and defensive, increasing the chances they may interact with humans who enter their territory.<\/p>\n

Mazzotti cautioned people to remain vigilant and be aware of their surroundings when they frequent places where alligators might reside.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re just not in natural areas. They\u2019re in canals. They\u2019re in ponds. They\u2019re in stormwater ponds in people\u2019s neighborhoods,\u201d he said, \u201cand so really can be in any body of water. \u2026 If you see an alligator, get out of the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

FWC officials also noted that water levels where the attack occurred were lower than usual due to a statewide drought.<\/p>\n

In 2025, FWC recorded 13 unprovoked alligator attacks statewide, with two being fatal. One of the deaths was of a woman attacked while canoeing in Lake Kissimmee when she passed over a gator in the water.<\/p>\n

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