Alligator Trying Out For Swim Team Interrupts Practice Crawling In Pool
“DFC Faust and Deputy Brownsberger responded to a call at Montverde Academy in reference to a 3-foot alligator that had decided to try out for the swim team, preventing the actual swim team from practicing,” a Facebook post published by the department on March 11 stated. Several photos accompanied the post, which showed the two officers holding the alligator and the reptile at the bottom of the pool. Lieutenant Fred Jones, the press information officer for Lake County Sheriff’s Office, told Newsweek the department receives many calls about alligators, especially during the breeding season....