Newly released emergency calls have revealed the frantic moments immediately after a Florida mother was mauled by an alligator during a family outing on a popular river. Dina Spann, 58, suffered catastrophic injuries to her right arm and left hand on August 8, 2026, while swimming in the Silver River in Marion County.

In the 911 recordings obtained by The New York Post, a woman can be heard urgently telling the dispatcher: “Somebody got bit by an alligator, I think her arm got bit — it’s dangling off.” She later adds, “She lost half an arm.” When the operator asks whether the arm has been amputated, the caller responds, “I think so.”

In a second call, a man informs emergency services that they are on the Silver River while a woman screams and cries in the background. “Her arm is gone,” he says.

Spann had been swimming with relatives when the alligator struck. According to her son, Zach Guerrina, she fought back with her bare hands. She lost part of her left ring finger before the animal locked onto her right forearm. Guerrina said his mother actively resisted, trying to hold the alligator’s mouth shut, surfacing for air, and working to keep the animal away from her legs.

Bystanders quickly came to her aid. They used Spann’s ʙικιɴι top and a rope as a makeshift tourniquet to stem the heavy bleeding from her right arm while getting her onto a boat.

The following day, trappers contracted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed a 9-foot-8-inch alligator from the area before reopening the river to the public.

In the weeks after the attack, Spann underwent surgery that resulted in the amputation of her right arm below the elbow. She later shared a recovery update on social media, showing the extent of her injuries and writing: “The gator got a piece of me. It didn’t get the best of me.” She has spoken about learning to adapt and finding moments of resilience during her recovery.

The incident occurred amid a series of serious alligator encounters in Florida during 2026. Weeks earlier, a hiker was killed by a large alligator in another river, an 11-year-old boy lost a hand in a separate attack, and in October a fisherman died after being dragged into the water by a 12-foot alligator.

Spann’s case has drawn attention both for the severity of her injuries and for the raw urgency captured in the 911 recordings as those around her fought to save her life.