Silver River closed after alligator bites woman at Ray Wayside Park
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- 9 Aug, 22:24Silver River closed after alligator bites woman at Ray Wayside Park1 outlet
- 10 Aug, 09:47Gator Bites Woman In Florida River1 outlet
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Sun, 9 August 2026
1 report- wcjb.com22:24first to report
URL changednow www.wcjb.com/2026/08/10/good-samaritans-save-woman-during-alligator-attack-silver-river-marion-county/
Florida Fish and Wildlife commissioners closed the Silver River to visitors Sunday afternoon following an alligator attack that sent a woman to the hospital.
Mon, 10 August 2026
4 reports- iheart.com09:47
A woman lost her arm to a gator bite in Florida's Silver River on Saturday (August 8). A nearby boater saved her, and she was hospitalized. The gator was later trapped and removed. This marks the third such incident in Marion County this summer.
- iheart.com09:47
A woman lost her arm to a gator bite in Florida's Silver River on Saturday (August 8). A nearby boater saved her, and she was hospitalized. The gator was later trapped and removed. This marks the third such incident in Marion County this summer.
- iheart.com09:47
A woman lost her arm to a gator bite in Florida's Silver River on Saturday (August 8). A nearby boater saved her, and she was hospitalized. The gator was later trapped and removed. This marks the third such incident in Marion County this summer.
- iheart.com09:47
A woman lost her arm to a gator bite in Florida's Silver River on Saturday (August 8). A nearby boater saved her, and she was hospitalized. The gator was later trapped and removed. This marks the third such incident in Marion County this summer.
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World17:37
Mike Heard used his paddle to strike gator that had latched on to swimmer in Silver River after hearing yells of ‘Gator!’ A Florida paddleboarder rescued a woman from an alligator attack in Marion county over the weekend. On Saturday, an alligator bit the woman on the arm while she was swimming in the Silver River, according to local reports citing Marion county authorities. Continue reading...