A man was attacked by an alligator in Florida on Monday, suffering serious injuries, according to authorities.

       The man fell off his bike at Halpatiokee Regional Park in Stuart and landed very close to a large female gator who was near her nest, the Martin County Sheriff's Office said.

       The alligator bit the biker before he was pulled out of the water by a bystander around 11:15 a.m., according to the sheriff's office.

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       WPBF reports that the larger of the two captured alligators pictured here bit a man at Halpatiokee Regional Park in Stuart, Fla., July 19, 2021.

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       First responders went to the scene and loaded the victim into a helicopter to take him to a hospital.

       Stuart is about 34 miles north of West Palm Beach.

       Last year there were 12 incidents of alligators biting people in Florida, according to the Florida Wildlife Commission.

       ABC News' Jianna Cousin contributed to this report.