{"id":824,"date":"2026-07-06T13:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=824"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:42:17","slug":"california-woman-killed-by-florida-alligator-in-bizarre-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=824","title":{"rendered":"California woman killed by Florida alligator in &#8216;bizarre accident&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/19ea297\/2147483647\/strip\/false\/crop\/2048x1536+0+0\/resize\/1500x1125!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2F11%2F0c47503a4fa6b220bcae20043d55%2Fme-seminole-county-sheriffs-office.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>A 31-year-old Sacramento woman died after being mauled by an alligator in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Brittany Clark died June 28 after the attack that happened on a hike with her boyfriend and a friend at Little Big Econ State Forest near Orlando. The incident occurred when Clark and her colleagues took a break to swim in the Econlockhatchee River near the Barr Street trailhead, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The alligator bit Clark on both arms as she swam in 3 feet of water.<\/p>\n<p>Her boyfriend, Chance Allison, called law enforcement, according to  FWC spokesperson Chad Weber, who spoke at a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Bl1BB-HCF0\" target=\"_blank\"><u>news conference<\/u><\/a>  Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was trying to get her from the alligator\u2019s mouth,\u201d Weber said.<\/p>\n<p>Clark died from her injuries en route to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife officials caught and euthanized two alligators in the area, which measured 12 feet and 13 feet. Further testing is underway to determine which one was responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Weber also noted that mating season is coming to an end, when alligators become very territorial.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s family is currently <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/woman-killed-alligator-florida-22333064.php\" target=\"_blank\"><u>requesting funds<\/u><\/a> to return her remains to California, labeling the death as \u201ca completely bizarre accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Clark was working for a construction company building roads in Florida. She was a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>Her boyfriend told NBC, \u201cShe loved her job where she operated a bulldozer running a dirt crew and loved going out on the water every chance she could. Never in a million years would we have seen this nightmare come about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her brother Nate Clark told KCRA that he has been \u201cin shambles\u201d after losing Clark, whom he considered \u201can amazing sister.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a very, very hard time believing that it was real life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 31-year-old Sacramento woman died after being mauled by an alligator in Florida. Brittany Clark died June 28 after the attack that happened on a hike with her boyfriend and a friend at Little Big Econ State Forest near Orlando. 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