We had an unusual visitor to the beach a little while ago. He was wrangled up by our resident "Gator Lady". As a healthy juvenile he will be released into a natural habitat. pic.twitter.com/bI0R0AgZRH— Pawleys Island PD (@PawleysIslandPD) July 28, 2020
July 29 (UPI) -- Police in South Carolina said an expert trapper was summoned to a beach when a baby alligator made an unusual visit to the ocean.
The Pawleys Island Police Department tweeted video showing the small alligator attracting a crowd of curious beach-goers Tuesday when it put in an unexpected appearance in the sand.
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"We had an unusual visitor to the beach a little while ago," the tweet said.
The department said the alligator was wrangled by the local "Gator Lady," Carolina Exterminators business owner Rachel Lankford.
"As a healthy juvenile he will be released into a natural habitat," the police department said.
