Florida woman finds alligator swimming in her pool

June 23 (UPI) -- Sheriff's deputies were summoned to a Florida woman's home when her plans to take a dip in the pool were delayed by the unexpected presence of a swimming alligator.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that a woman preparing to swim in her pool when she spotted the "not-so-little one cooling off."

"Here in [Florida], you do the stingray shuffle in the gulf and before hitting the pool you do the gator check. It's a part of life," the Facebook post said.

Deputies and personnel from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed the gator from the pool and transported it "to a safe area."