A woman kayaking with a group in Polk County, Florida, was rushed to the hospital after an alligator attack left her "bleeding profusely" from an elbow bite.

If you’re out on a kayak, canoe, or boat, you just have to be aware of your surroundings and not approach these animals.”

An alligator attacked a woman kayaking at a central Florida nature preserve, sending her to a hospital, authorities said. The attack happened when the woman was paddling at Tiger Creek Preserve in Polk County on March 3, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

A 911 call details a terrifying ordeal after a woman was attacked by an alligator while kayaking with a group in Florida. The woman's elbow was badly injured in the incident.

A nearly 45-minute 911 call recorded the aftermath of a Monday alligator attack in Polk County, Florida. Take a listen.

A group of around 20 kayakers making their way through a Florida nature preserve had a very tense 45 minutes after an alligator attack on Monday. The alligator bit a woman on the elbow and ripped a man's life jacket off in the attack at the Tiger Creek Preserve,