Paddleboarder films close encounter with alligator at Silver Springs State Park

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A video shows a close encounter between a paddleboarder and an alligator in Marion County.

“What are you doing, get away from me,” a woman is heard saying in the video.

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The woman filmed the gator encounter at Silver Springs State Park.

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Full video: Paddleboarder films close encounter with alligator at Silver Springs State Park A video shows a close encounter between a paddleboarder and an alligator in Marion County. (WFTV)

The video shows the gator slowly approach her while she was sitting on her board.

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She said she had to push it away with her paddle to get it to stop.

The woman said she thinks it approached her because someone had been feeding it.

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Feeding an alligator is not only dangerous, but it’s also illegal in the state of Florida.

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