A gator bit the hand off an Everglades City airboat captain on Tuesday while six tourists onboard watched.
The man, who is known as Captain Wally, was reportedly feeding the alligator while leading a Captain Doug's Everglades Tour when the attack occurred.
In cell phone footage taken by a NBC2 producer who was on a Captain Doug's tour a few weeks prior, an airboat captain can be seen feeding a large gator who jumps feet out of the water towards the food.
Watch the video above.
After the attack, Captain Wally reportedly drove himself back to the dock.
Florida Fish and Wildlife officials had to kill the gator in order to retrieve his hand from its stomach.
Wally and his hand were transported to NCH hospital in Naples where doctors hoped to reattach his hand.
There's no update on his condition but FWC is holding a press conference Wednesday morning to release more details in the incident.
A day earlier, a Gainesville man was bitten on the shoulder, forearm, and back by a nearly 10-foot gator while swimming in a small creek.
He was only able to escape the gator's grip with the help of two men from a nearby camp who heard his cries for help.
The gator was later trapped by officials from the State Nuisance Alligator Program.
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