Three California kids vacationing in Florida (ages 16, 8 and 6) tied a rope around an alligator and dragged it to shore at Fay Lake Wilderness Park in Brevard County, according to Florida Today.
According to Brevard County Fire Chief Mark Schollmeyer, the kids inteded to "ensare" the alligator by putting a noose around its neck. He added “My next question was, ‘How are you gonna get the rope off the alligator?’ And he said, ‘I’m an expert, and I’m gonna take him to shore.’”spoke to Fox 11 about the incident.
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Fish and Wildlife spokesman Chad Weber told Florida Today the teen “was issued a citation for feeding, enticing or molesting alligators and educated on alligator safety in Florida.”
As for the gator? Schollmeyer revealed that it was euthanized. “It’s part of nature, part of living in Florida,” Schollmeyer said. “Every lake has an alligator in it. It became a nuisance alligator once they started messing with it, plus the size, so they euthanized it. No fault of the animal. It was just some kids that made a bad decision.”