A woman found two alligators along a North Carolina beach Saturday.

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JoAnn Groeger was visiting North Topsail Beach when she came across one reptile around 6 p.m. Then about a quarter-mile later, she saw another, 10-foot gator, WRAL reported.

It is unclear how the alligators got to the beach and if they were rescued and relocated.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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