Gator Bites Snorkeler

South Carolina Snorkeler's Arm Re-attached After It Was Ripped Off By Monster Alligator!
The beast with the snorkeler's arm. Photo: Jerome Bien

Bill Hedden being attended to after the alligator attack. Photo: Jerome Bien

The alligator was shot several times before Hedden's arm was removed from inside.

Charleston, South Carolina -- A man is hospitalized in Charleston after an alligator bit off one of his arms at a Lake Moultrie recreation area. Bill Hedden, 59, is being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital. Hedden's family has told the hospital not to release any information about his condition. Hedden was snorkeling in a Lake Moultrie recreation area when the gator attacked him about 3:45 p.m. Sunday.