As far as alligators go , the one strolling and swimming on a beach in Bonita Springs recently was about as stubborn as they get. This gator was enjoying it’s fun in the sun and wasn’t too thrilled when Lee County sheriff’s deputies and trappers came to remove it.
Bonita Springs resident Kim Biagetti was there to witness the spectacle that took place on Little Hickory Beach around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 along with a small crowd of beach goers.
Biagetti captured the moment by taking photos and several videos, like the one at the top of this page.
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“It was very exciting,” said Biagetti, who has lived in Bonita Springs for 33 years and works at Buzz’s Lighthouse on Vanderbilt Beach. “I have never seen an alligator in the water at the beach. It makes me nervous.”
According to Biagetti, a woman was walking on the shoreline when she saw the alligator. The law enforcement officers that were called to the scene told Biaggeti that that alligator starting swimming toward the woman. She was nervous and called it in.