Pennsylvania boy loses hand in alligator attack while on fishing vacation with his family

Pennsylvania boy loses hand in alligator attack while on fishing vacation with his family recounts a fatal injury during a fishing trip in Florida. Brodie Terry, an 11-year-old from Pennsylvania, was attacked on 27 June at Nelson’s Fish Camp in Marion County as he was preparing to release a fish back into the water, according to WKMG. The alligator, measured at about eight feet seven inches, clamped down on his hand, triggering an emergency response as his father tried to pry the animal’s mouth open. The gator rolled, and that motion ultimately severed his hand. Doctors later amputated the hand, and Terry was released from the hospital on Friday and began recovering back in Pennsylvania. Wildlife officials killed the alligator afterward. The article notes Florida has around 1.3 million alligators and has recorded more than 450 attacks since 1948, with just over 30 proving fatal.