Image by Flickr user boeke Image by 20091009-golf.jpg Not the golf course in question.

Update October 10:

No word on if the mans arm could be saved, but The Beaufort Gazette has some more information on the alligator attack.

First reporting:

A man in his 70s has lost his forearm after going to retrieve a ball from a water body at a Fripp Island golf course.

Read more stories on this subject in our alligator topic page. Learn all about the incident over at The Beaufort Gazette.