The gator was reported by a member of the public, who called officials about a 'weird animal.'
Florida officials have removed a three-foot alligator from the sea after it was spotted swimming at Jacksonville Beach on Saturday afternoon.showed beachgoers and families crowding on the beach to watch the operation—as a man on a paddleboard briefly grabbed the animal on the snout. It was eventually captured in a net, brought to shore and loaded into a truck by lifeguards.
The gator was first reported by a member of the public, who called officials about a"weird animal," Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue Capt. Max Ervanian said in a statementThe statement elaborated:"An ocean rescue tower at Sixth Avenue South was flagged down by a beach goer reporting a weird animal in the water at Fifth Avenue South.
"Upon further investigation, it was deemed to be an alligator. Ocean rescue contacted the JBPD [Jacksonville Beach Police Department] animal control and called FWC [Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] for assistance. The alligator was removed from the surf."the alligator was possibly sick from being in the salt water and it was only the second time that he had experienced one of the animals being found in the Florida ocean.
An eyewitness to the commotion, Adrielle Plasenci, added:"I heard this girl come up and say, 'Oh my God, there's an alligator,' and I was like, 'What's going on?' Crazy, but very Florida.". Online, it notes they are typically freshwater animals. A fact sheet explains:"While alligators can tolerate salt water for a few hours or even days, they are primarily freshwater animals, living in swampy areas, rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds.
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