Florida Man Survives Alligator and Shark Attacks, Loses Arm in One.
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A 23-year-old man lost his arm after being attacked by a 10.5-foot alligator behind a bar in Port Charlotte, Florida. Emergency responders treated the man with an above-the-elbow amputation of his upper right extremity and airlifted him to Gulf Coast Hospital in Fort Myers. The alligator was removed from the property, and several alligator attacks are reported each year in Florida, but deaths are more uncommon.
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