THE autopsy of a hiker mauled to death by a 13ft alligator has revealed the beast’s teeth left marks on her bones.
The attack that killed Brittany Clark, 31, was so savage that one arm was almost completely ripped off while the other was left barely attached.
Brittany Clark was killed in a harrowing alligator attack Credit: Facebook
An autopsy revealed she had teeth marks in her shoulder Credit: Facebook
Clark died after being attacked while visiting Little Big Econ State Forest in Central Florida with her boyfriend and roommate on June 28.
Associate Medical Examiner Jenaye L. Mack carried out the post-mortem in Orlando the following morning.
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The report concluded Clark died from “multiple blunt force injuries of the upper extremities”.
Mack wrote Clark suffered a “near complete traumatic amputation of the left arm at the shoulder and near complete traumatic amputation of the right distal forearm”.
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The victim was on a trip with her boyfriend and roommate when tragedy struck Credit: Facebook
The attack removed one her arms entirely Credit: Facebook
The report also revealed bite marks on her left clavicle, left scapula and the front of her left arm.
Following the fatal attack, wildlife officers tracked down and killed the 13ft alligator nearby.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) later confirmed the slain animal was responsible for the attack using DNA.
Construction worker Brittany had been cooling off in the river with her boyfriend, Chance Allison, and roommate Jayden Hernandez when disaster struck.
Her desperate partner fought to wrench her free as the monster clamped its jaws around her.
The reptile then dragged her into a savage “death roll” while their dogs barked from the riverbank in a desperate attempt to fend it off.
Alligators and crocodiles use the violent spinning technique to overpower prey before drowning them.
Chance managed to free one of Brittany’s arms “for a moment” before the alligator clamped down on the other.
A chilling 911 call captured the horror as Hernandez screamed that Brittany’s injuries were “horrible”.
She told the operator: “One of her arms is completely off and the other one is like attached barely.”
She then pleaded: “Hurry… she’s losing a lot of blood… we need to stop the blood.”
Moments later, Chance shouted: “Both her arms, both her arms are off.”
When the operator asked where the other arm was, Hernandez simply replied: “Gone.”
Brittany survived the initial attack and was rushed to hospital but later died from her catastrophic injuries.
Her older brother, Nick, remembered her as “an amazing person” who was always willing to help others.
He said: “She was an amazing person. She was nice and helpful with anyone that needed any kind of help.”
Barr Street Trailhead, where the attack happened, remains closed until further notice.
The tragedy came amid a string of alligator attacks across Central Florida.
Just 24 hours earlier, a boy was bitten on the hand while fishing with his father, according to WESH.
Officials later euthanised the 8ft alligator believed to have been responsible.
On June 21, a snorkeller was also bitten in Rainbow River, around 100 miles from where Brittany was fatally attacked.
Florida has recorded more than 450 alligator attacks since 1948, with just 30 proving fatal.
