DNA from a Florida woman has been positively linked to the genetic material of a monstrous 13-foot alligator captured after a fatal river attack last month, wildlife officials confirmed.According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC), laboratory testing confirmed DNA from Brittany Clark, 31, matched a 13-foot alligator captured after the deadly attack on the Econlockhatchee River on June 28.Clark, of Orlando, was swimming near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest when the assault happened.She was taken to a hospital as a trauma alert but died from her injuries on the way, officials said.'DWTS' WINNER ROBERT IRWIN WAS 'DEATH ROLLED' BY A 14-FOOT CROCODILE HE NAMED AFTER JIMMY FALLONBrittany Clark was fatally attacked by an alligator in the Econlockhatchee River, officials said.
(Brittany Clark via Facebook)According to a preliminary report from the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office obtained by Fox News affiliate WOFL-TV, Clark was swimming in shoulder-deep water with her boyfriend, Chance Allison, and another friend when the alligator grabbed her arm and began what investigators described as a "death roll.""[Allison] grabbed the alligator trying to get it to release [Clark] … when it took them both underwater releasing [Clark] for a moment and then grabbing her other arm," the report said.Once the alligator let go, Allison brought Clark to shore and called 911, the report said.Brief body camera video captured a Seminole County deputy responding to the attack.MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER, RELEASED AFTER ALLEGEDLY FORCING TODDLER INTO CROCODILE ENCLOSURE AT ZOOBrittany Clark, whose death prompted renewed warnings from Florida wildlife officials about alligator safety, is shown in an undated photo.
(Brittany Clark via Facebook)An alligator's "death roll" is when the reptile latches on to potential prey and violently spins in the water to subdue or dismember it, according to the National Institute of Health.After t...