This gentleman is Bob and lives on a boat directly across the slip from me. He told me an amazing story which I do believe. Three or four years ago a friend of his came down to visit. His friend brought his dog along. They would walk along the dike beside this marina. The grass is cut short right down to the water, just like it is today. The dog is running along, back and forth. There are some people fishing, all of a sudden there there is a alligator about 4 feet from the bank watching the dog. The guys fishing start throwing rocks at the alligator, trying to drive it away. The dog thinks it is a game of go get what they are throwing. In the water the dog goes. The alligator grabbed the dog and is gone, never saw alligator or dog again. There are probably lots of stories like this, but I never been around anyone who was connected with something like this.