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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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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