“It was almost like a missile, and it would just kind of … I could just see the back of it.”

The Guardian / bluesky · Aug 10 · Paddleboarder and boater save woman after Florida alligator attack severs her arm

“I was probably … 20, 30 feet away and I could see it going over to her. I was … like, this can't be happening.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Paddleboarder and boater save woman after Florida alligator attack severs her arm

“I couldn't swing because I knew I was gonna hit her in the head from my position, so I come around the other side, and I try to get a good position to stabilize myself so I'm not falling in.”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Paddleboarder and boater save woman after Florida alligator attack severs her arm

“She literally turns, she's looking at me, and she's like, 'Tie it tight.'”

The Guardian · Aug 10 · Paddleboarder and boater save woman after Florida alligator attack severs her arm