Two Alligators Spotted in Cumming

CUMMING, GA — A pair of alligators have somehow made their way to a pond in Cumming.

The gators were spotted in a retention pond in the Stonehaven Pointe subdivision off Piney Grove Road, the Forsyth County News reports.

The gators were reported by Lew Benedict, an Alpharetta resident whose nanny lives in the neighborhood.

"She was kind of stunned," Benedict told the paper. "I’ve lived in Atlanta my whole life and I’ve never heard of a gator north of three hours south of here."

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According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, there are roughly 200,000 American alligators in Georgia -- almost all of them living south of the "fall line" that connects Augusta, Macon and Columbus.

Benedict told the News one of the gators appears to be about 4-5 feet long and the other one, which is larger, is believed to be its mother.

Animal control was expected to check out the scene Thursday.

"It kind of makes you think of foul play," Benedict said to the paper. "Like someone had them and had released them."

To read the original report in the Forsyth County News, click here.

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