WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WSVN) — An unexpected visitor took a dip into a backyard pool on Friday.

A baby gator found its way into Polk County Sheriff’s officer Carrie E. Horstman’s pool, and she caught the entire capture on camera.

After safely taking the gator out of the pool and into a cooler, it was released by Horstman’s husband into a lake.

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