Why Florida's Alligators Are Disappearing: The Surprising Truth

He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft.

Spotting an old beachcomber walking on the shore, the tourist shouted, “There wouldn’t by chance be any alligators in these waters?!”

He asks in panic. “No,” the old man hollered back, “haven’t been any for years!”