An 11-year-old boy from Pennsylvania, Brodie Terry, has lost his right hand after an alligator attacked him during a family fishing trip in Florida on 27 June. The boy, described as passionate about baseball and fishing, was on the shore at Nelson's Fish Camp near Umatilla when an eight-and-a-half-foot alligator emerged from the water and seized him as he released a fish back into the river. His father leapt into the water and tried to prise open the animal's jaws, but the alligator rolled, severing the boy's hand.

Brodie was taken to hospital, where surgeons amputated his hand at the wrist after several attempts to save the limb failed. He was discharged on Friday and has returned home to Pennsylvania, where he is recovering from the trauma. A family member, Andrew Raines, said the injury was especially devastating because baseball and fishing were "the two loves of his life", and the family has launched a fundraising page to help cover his medical costs and what they described as a "life-altering event".