An employee of the Seminole Tribe of Florida had his thumb bitten off by an alligator on Tuesday.
The unidentified 38-year-old was trying to trap the alligator when he was bitten.
Doctors at Broward General Medical Center are trying to reattach his thumb.
According to news reports, the employee drove himself to the emergency room at a clinic before he was airlifted to the Broward facility.
Get the Story:Man attacked by gator, drives self to hospital (The South Florida Sun-Sentinel 3/5)
Man drives to ER after Gator bites off thumb (The Miami Herald 3/4)
Authorities: Alligator Bites Off Thumb of Seminole Tribe Worker (AP 3/4)
