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A 31-year-old Florida woman died after an alligator bit off one of her arms and mauled the other <\/strong>at a state park near Orlando, authorities and a 911 call revealed Monday.
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The victim had been hiking with her boyfriend and her best friend Sunday in Little Big Eco State Forest when they waded into the Econlockhatchee River to cool off, said Grant Eller, a lieutenant with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
They were kneeling in 3-foot-deep water when the alligator suddenly attacked around 1:30 p.m. and bit her arms, Eller said.
Her boyfriend was still \u201ctrying to get her arms away from the alligator\u2019s mouth\u201d when he called 911 for help, Eller said.
In a recording of the 911 call obtained by NBC News, screams and crying can be heard in the background as what sounds like a female on the phone line tells the emergency dispatcher, \u201cOK, both her arms, both her arms, both her arms are off, like, basically.\u201d
The dispatcher tells her that help is on the way and asks, \u201cDoes she still have her arms attached to her?\u201d
\u201cOne of them is, like, very hanging on [by a] thread, and the other was off,\u201d the female on the phone replies.
When the dispatcher asks again where the other arm is, the female on the phone answers, \u201cGone.\u201d
Then there is more screaming as the two friends carrying the mortally wounded woman try to get the attention of the arriving rescue workers.
The victim, who lived in Orlando, died before rescue workers could get her to a hospital, Eller said. He didn\u2019t identify the woman because authorities are still trying to reach her family, who live out of the state.
Meanwhile, Seminole County sheriff\u2019s deputies and a professional alligator trapper have \u201charvested\u201d two alligators that were spotted near the scene, Eller said.
One of them was 13 feet long; the other was 12 feet long. Their DNA has been sent to a state lab to determine which one attacked the woman.
Eller said he couldn\u2019t say what caused the alligator to attack. But he said it\u2019s the end of the mating season, \u201cand alligators are very territorial this time of year.\u201d
In addition, he said, because of the statewide drought, water levels are very low.
The attack happened near the Barr Street Trailhead, which remained closed off Monday.
Nancy Palmer, who regularly hikes the trail with her husband, Rodney, pointed to the alligator warning signs.
\u201cThere\u2019s a place where a female gator hangs out to lay her eggs … and most people that come out here very often know that she could be there, and so keep your eyes open and don\u2019t get in the water,\u201d Palmer told NBC affiliate WESH<\/a>.
Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida, according to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
But this was the third reported alligator attack in the past seven days and the second in the past 24 hours in Central Florida, WESH reported.
And on Monday, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was investigating reports that an alligator bit a boy<\/a> who had been fishing in Marion County.
\u201cThere are alligators in all 67 Florida counties,\u201d Eller said. \u201cThere are risks when you swim in Florida.\u201d
Corky Siemaszko is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital.
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