Autopsy details horrific injuries in gator mauling in Florida

Thirty-one-year-old Brittany Clark was swimming in a Central Florida river on June 28 when she was pulled under by a 13-foot alligator and later died from her injuries after her boyfriend wrestled the gator in an attempt to save her. The final autopsy report from the District Nine Medical Examiner in Orlando says her left arm had near-complete traumatic amputation at the shoulder, and her right arm had near-complete traumatic amputation of the distal forearm. >> More: Lab results connect DNA of woman fatally attacked to 13-foot alligator Clark was with her boyfriend and friend near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest when they stopped to swim in the Econlockhatchee River around 1:30 p.m. She was in waist- to chest-deep water when the attack happened, wildlife officials said. A report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the alligator grabbed Clark by the arm and began a death roll. Clark's boyfriend grabbed the gator and tried to get it to release Clark, but the gator took them both underwater. The gator released Clark for a moment before biting her other arm, the report says. >> More: Frantic 911 calls detail response to woman killed by gator in Florida river "(The boyfriend) attempted to bring them both to shore when the alligator finally let go and CPR was started on shore," the report says. https://youtu.be/w8_s6SKcvWw?si=KpnvEhk80zffOf_p Final autopsy report The autopsy says Clark had multiple blunt force injuries, including fractures to the left scapula and clavicle. She had teeth marks in several areas and lacerations on her back. FWC said her DNA was found in one of two gators officials captured. https://youtu.be/-4UBjIOIcfU?si=F8dN1LXSI9ltApGN Ultimately, her death was ruled an accident. >> More: 'Didn't deserve to go out in such a way': FWC IDs woman killed by gator in Florida river Remembering Clark In a text message statement to NBC, Clark's boyfriend called it a nightmare and said Brittany was the strongest person he knew. "Brittany was such an amazing and caring person and didn't deserve to go out in such a way," he said. "She was the strongest and most outgoing person I've ever met in my 30 years of life." "She loved her job where she operated a bulldozer running a dirt crew," Clark's boyfriend, Chance Allison, said. "And loved going out on the water every chance she could. Never in a million years would we have seen this nightmare come about." A GoFundMe has been made to help get her remains to California, where she's from. Her brother spoke to WESH 2, saying his sister was no stranger to water and a 'beautiful person.' "She was an amazing sister as anybody could ever ask for," Nate Clark, said. He said his sister was thriving after moving back to Orlando following college graduation. "She was working at a construction company, and they were building all the roads for Florida," he said. Learning of her death left him in disbelief. "My reaction to that was ... distraught. I was in shambles. I had a very, very hard time believing that it was real life," he said. Nate Clark also expressed gratitude for his sister's boyfriend, who tried to save her during the attack. "I can't imagine the trauma. I can't imagine how hard it was," he said. "He was there for my sister when I couldn't be. And I appreciate that a lot." >> More: Hiker's video shows how quickly an alligator can disappear in Florida water near site of deadly attack https://youtu.be/d6QFp9p_HDs?si=57b9Ote5Ul0lbv96