Florida family in shock after finding 11ft alligator swimming in pool

A family in Florida woke up to a loud noise to find an 11 ft more than 550-pound alligator swimming in their pool. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday took to their official Facebook account to share some photographs detailing the incident.

“Water Safety Month, Tip #37: Always check your pool before diving in! A Deep Creek family was awakened by some loud noises on their lanai and came out to find this guy taking a dip in their pool. Coming in at 10’11” and weighing over 550lbs, he tore through the screen to get to the nice, cool water,” the post on Facebook read.

Users across social media were in shock to see an alligator inside the pool. Some shared their thoughts in the comment section and said how they wished for the alligator to be relocated to some safer place. One of them commented, “OMG He’s a big one. Wow…There are also coyotes in parts of Deep Creek. I had no idea. You can hear them wine/howl at night once in a while and they have been spotted at the golf course on San Cristobal Ave. Just FYI.”

Recently, another video of an alligator was doing rounds on the internet. The gator was found inside an elementary school in South Carolina in US. Back in March, an alligator halted swimming classes in Montverde Academy in Florida. It was later rescued by officials.