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'It was almost like a missile': Good Samaritans rush to save Florida woman from alligator — but a devastating price was paid

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A Florida woman lost her arm from a gruesome alligator attack , but Good Samaritans may have helped save her life, according to multiple reports. WKMG , citing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, reported that a woman was attacked by a massive alligator while swimming and paddleboarding in the Silver River in Marion County on Aug. 8. 'It was a terrible injury, bones poking out, blood everywhere.' Fox News reported that the gator bit the woman's right arm and dragged her under water. According to WOFL-TV , Mike Head said he was out on the river with his wife and children when he heard two women screaming, "Gator!" Head recalled that the alligator was likely 20-30 feet away. Head said of the alligator, "It was almost like a missile, and it would just kind of ... I could just see the back of it." "And I could see it going over to her. I was in this kind of like, 'This can't be happening,'" Head said. Head said he thought to himself, "'Is she dead? Do I dive in, and now