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Two alligators seen along North Carolina beach

Alligator. File photo. (Photo: Pexels/Pixabay)
Alligator. File photo. (Photo: Pexels/Pixabay)
By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
June 3, 2019

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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