An 84-year-old woman in southwest Florida was bitten by an alligator this week while walking her dog—and she lived to tell the tale.

An 84-year-old Florida woman was savagely attacked by and alligator, which took a chunk out of her leg as she walked her dog in Southwest Florida, officials said. “It was like a torpedo. … I didn’t have time to think,” the victim, Dolores Boppel, told NBC News.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. (WBBH) - An 84-year-old Florida woman was attacked by an alligator while taking her dog for a walk, and she lived to tell about it. Del Boppel’s evening dog walk Thursday near her mobile home was the scariest she’s ever had. The 84-year-old got close to the pond, saw eyes peering at her and knew trouble was about to follow.