(STORYFUL) An alligator briefly closed the beach at the south end of Tybee Island in Georgia last week. The alligator was spotted Friday morning, June 17, and finally captured mid-afternoon. News reports said lifeguards on jet skis helped herd the animal closer to shore for the capture.
Alligators are not typically found in salt water - they don't have salt glands - but they do occasionally wander out of fresh water ponds and rivers along the coast.