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DELAND, Fla. — A 14-year-old boy was arrested after he was seen kicking and swinging a baby alligator, Florida deputies say. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office responded to an incident on Friday, April 3 at the Stetson Aquatic Center in Deland to a report of a group of juveniles swinging a baby alligator and tossing it back and forth.

Orlando-area officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a body has been recovered in a lake at the Grand Floridian Resort at Disney World. It would be the 24th fatal alligator attack in Florida during the past 43 years. Wednesday's discovery ended an ...

The pair told officers they covered the animal with the sheet after learning that possessing an alligator is illegal in Florida, FWC said.

A teenager was arrested after being accused of swinging and kicking a baby alligator in Florida, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office. Volusia County deputies responded to the Stetson Aquatic Center after receiving reports of teens potentially harming a baby gator.

Here’s what you should do if there’s an alligator in your yard or pool and what to do if you have to run or swim away from one.