“WE’VE DONE THIS HUNDREDS OF TIMES…” — THEN ONE FAMILY DAY ON THE RIVER CHANGED EVERYTHING Silver River had never felt dangerous to them. For years, the family had returned again and again — floating, swimming and enjoying a place that had become almost routine. According to her son, they had made the trip hundreds of times without anything like this ever happening. Then, on one ordinary outing, everything changed. A large alligator suddenly moved toward the group in a way he says he had never witnessed before. Within moments, the peaceful afternoon turned into a desperate fight, leaving his mother with catastrophic injuries and ultimately costing her part of her arm. But what has haunted her son most isn’t only the attack itself. It’s why he believes the animal behaved so differently this time. Afterward, he began seeing videos and hearing stories about something visitors had allegedly been doing around the river — behavior he now fears may have taught wild alligators to see people very differently. And his warning is chilling: if it continues, he doesn’t believe his mother will be the last victim. What he says may have changed the alligators’ behavior — and why he thinks another attack could happen — is revealed below. 👇👇👇

The son of the Florida grandmother who lost her arm in a savage alligator attack claimed the beasts are getting bolder around humans — because of nitwit tourists and attention-hungry TikTokkers that feed and pet them along the river.

Zach Guerrina — whose mother Dina Spann, 58, became the gator’s midday snack Saturday as she floated in Silver River in Marion County — said he’s swam in the river “hundreds of times” and not once has ever encountered the cold-blooded reptile.

“Growing up in Florida, that has never been a thing. I’m in the water all the time and I’ve never had a gator want to approach,” the 38-year-old said.

Zach Guerrina, Dina Rae, and a third person stand in a body of water with lush trees in the background.
Alligator attack victim Dina Spann seen with her son, Zach Guerrina (left), and another person in a 2026 Facebook photo.Facebook/Dina Rae

“We’ve got a lot of tourists down here and a lot of people that’s moved to Florida that’s never seen an alligator before.

“There’s literally videos of people petting alligators. When you do that, these things lose fear of humans and if it gets close enough to you, it’s gonna bite you.”

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