Swimmer Loses Arm in Horrific Alligator Attack

Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images A woman lost her right arm after an alligator dragged her underwater as she swam in a river. The victim was in a group of swimmers on Florida’s Silver River near Ocala on Saturday when she saw the gator closing in and tried to beat it back with a paddle—but the animal clamped onto her arm and pulled her under. John Gamache, who was having lunch on his boat with his father, sped toward the group, apparently scaring the creature away, before using rope as a…