“It was swimming toward (the lifeguard) as he was getting out of the water,” a woman on the pier said.
The lifeguards then posted “no swimming” flags and ordered swimmers out of the Atlantic Ocean, the newspaper reported.
City officials contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who sent an officer and “determined to let it be,” King told theKing added that the crocodile is tagged. While swimmers were not allowed in the water on Monday, the croc spent much of the morning enjoying the shade under the pier., American crocodiles are “a shy and reclusive species.” The reptiles live in coastal areas in brackish or saltwater areas and can be found in ponds, coves and creeks in mangrove swamps.
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