STUART, Fla. (WSVN) — A poached alligator was found at a Florida boat ramp.

Kayaker Kino Velez shared a photo showing the alligator at the Hosford Park Boat Ramp in Stuart.

The alligator was missing its tail, head and several legs.

Velez told WPTV that he believes he has seen the gator in the area before while kayaking.

“We feel very sad to see things like that just taken away from us,” Velez said. “Whoever poached the gator deprived us of the gator we had in this area.”

According to WPTV, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is not investigating, but anyone with information about the incident should call the agency’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922).

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