Alligator enjoys day at Caswell Beach

CASWELL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A small alligator spent some of its day today on Caswell Beach.

Town Administrator Chad Hicks says the gator was about three feet long.  He says that on occasion, alligators will come through the dunes and cool off in the surf.

Hicks says that town officials were on the beach to make sure the alligator and the public were separated until the gator made its way back to its own habitat.