Fisherman Loses Hand to Alligator in Florida, Crocodile Bites Man in Everglades

Two separate wildlife attacks occurred in Florida on the same day, leading to emergency responses and hospitalizations.

A 9-foot alligator attacked a fisherman in Leesburg, Florida, biting off his hand during the incident.
The attack occurred on a golf course pond as the fisherman was reeling in a fish.
The alligator was later trapped and removed from the pond by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
A medical helicopter airlifted the victim to an Orlando hospital; his condition was not updated at the time of publication.
On the same day, a 68-year-old man was bitten by a crocodile in the Everglades after his sailboat capsized.