The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A 49-year-old Central Florida woman was in critical condition Friday night after being attacked by an alligator in the Everglades.
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Authorities say the alligator nearly took off the woman's right hand during the attack. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles said the woman was standing on a dock at a fish camp in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale when she dropped a can and reached into the water to get it.
She was bitten by a 4- to 5-foot long alligator, authorities said.
A helicopter was dispatched to the fish camp shortly before 6:30 p.m. and the woman was flown to Broward Health North in Pompano Beach.
The woman’s name was not released Friday night.
