Resisting arrest: A baby alligator walked the beach in NMB, then escaped officers
A baby alligator ventured onto the beach near the Cherry Grove point in North Myrtle Beach near dusk on Wednesday and managed to escape authorities.
A small crowd of interested onlookers and three North Myrtle Beach police officers gathered around the gator, which was less than 3 feet long, in the sand at 61st Avenue North around 8 p.m.
The officers attempted to corral the gator, but it was noncompliant, jumping and twisting away after a lengthy battle and swimming out to sea just after sunset. Officers then aborted the attempted capture.
It was unclear how the gator arrived in the area.
This story was originally published June 26, 2019 at 9:57 PM.
Alan Blondin
The Sun News