Alligator goes for a swim at Florida beach

It was spotted swimming near Lover's Key off Fort Myers Beach.

June 25, 2018, 4:20 PM

An alligator was spotted taking a swim near Lover's Key in Bonita Springs, Florida, last Monday.

“Rare alligator sighting today at the Island,” Jessica DeGraw, who owns Island Time Dolphin & Shelling Cruises, Inc., wrote in an Instagram post.

She told ABC News she spotted the 4- or 5-foot-long alligator on the morning of June 18 while she was walking on the beach.

“It’s kind of crazy to see the alligator in the salt water,” she noted. “Sometimes they get exhausted so they lay on the beach to take a break before they head up the river.”

Island Times Cruises shared this photo of an alligator swimming in the water on their Instagram account, June 18, 2018.
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DeGraw advised curious onlookers to stay away from it.

Island Times Cruises shared this photo of an alligator swimming in the water near the shore on their Instagram account, June 18, 2018.
islandtimecruises/Instagram

“Any wild animal, even a dolphin, could be dangerous,” she said.

This is the first time she has seen an alligator in that area.

"We don’t expect to see more of this. It’s not something that happens too often," DeGraw added.