Story highlights "Her right hand was almost totally amputated," fire official saysThe unidentified 49-year-old woman was bitten Friday night(CNN) A woman is hospitalized in critical condition after an alligator bit her hand at a fish camp in the Florida Everglades, authorities said. The unidentified 49-year-old woman was bitten Friday night near Fort Lauderdale, according to Mike Jachles, spokesman for the Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue. The victim, who was on a dock, dropped a can in the water and when she reached her hand in to retrieve it, the alligator struck. The woman lost a lot of blood and was in shock when authorities arrived. "Her right hand was almost totally amputated," Jachles said.

Source: CNN August 13, 2016 03:55 UTC