Feisty Alligator Pulled From Central Florida YMCA Pool
Posted: 12:48 pm EDT September 28, 2007Updated: 12:53 pm EDT September 28, 2007
COCOA, Fla. -- One woman had her workout cut short when a critter decided to go for an early morning dip Friday.
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A 4-foot gator was found at the bottom of the YMCA pool on Clearlake Road in Cocoa. The lifeguard had to quickly stop a woman before she got into the water with the temperamental swimmer."She goes, 'That's not a gator.' We kept walking and, sure enough, she goes, 'Oh my God, that's a gator!'" said lifeguard Tim Phiopot.Ironically, the swimmer is an Auburn fan and she was wearing an anti-Gators shirt in honor of Saturday's Florida-Auburn game.Trappers were brought in to remove the small reptile.
SLIDESHOW: Images Of Alligator In YMCA PoolRAW VIDEO: Gator Caught After Being Found In PoolANIMAL NEWS: More Stories Of Animals In The NewsA 4-foot gator was found at the bottom of the YMCA pool on Clearlake Road in Cocoa. The lifeguard had to quickly stop a woman before she got into the water with the temperamental swimmer."She goes, 'That's not a gator.' We kept walking and, sure enough, she goes, 'Oh my God, that's a gator!'" said lifeguard Tim Phiopot.Ironically, the swimmer is an Auburn fan and she was wearing an anti-Gators shirt in honor of Saturday's Florida-Auburn game.Trappers were brought in to remove the small reptile.
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