July 10, 2012
Updated Jul 10, 2012 at 11:46 AM EDT
He's lucky to be alive after an encounter with an alligator.
According to Florida television station WBBH, a 17-year-old Florida boy had a portion of his right arm bitten off by an alligator while he was swimming in a Florida river on Monday.
The boy lost his arm from the elbow down, according to the WBBH report. The 10-foot alligator was found and killed, according to the WBBH report.
Watch video and read the WBBH story HERE.
