That's something you don't see every day!
A nine-foot alligator was removed from the surf at a beach in St. Simons Island, Georgia Friday morning. Thankfully no injuries were reported.
A representative of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says they received the call around 11:53 a.m. at the Coast Guard Beach.
Capt. Chris Ridley says it's not uncommon to see alligators at the beach on St. Simons Island and that they have about one incident a summer.
Alligators live in marshes, he says, that empty into the ocean and alligators are able to swim south toward the beaches. Every now and then, his department gets a complaint from beachgoers.
There are no signs warning beachgoers in St. Simons Island, Ridley says.
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