Friday, April 25, 2008

"There's an alligator in my kitchen!"

Eastlake woman finds 8-foot alligator in her kitchen | WFTS-TV

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL -- An Eastlake Woodlands woman made a beeline for the door when she saw what was next to her refrigerator Monday night.

According to deputies, 69-year-old Sandra Frosti heard a noise coming from her kitchen. When she went to check what it was, she saw the head of a large alligator.

Frosti called 911, "There's an alligator in my kitchen!" she explained. The emergency operator reportedly suggested it might be an Iguana. Frosti suggested otherwise and left the house.

Deputies showed up at the home a short time later and then called a trapper.

Deputies believe the 8-foot 8-inch gator was after the family cat. It apparently broke through the back porch screen door, entered the home through an open sliding glass door, and then made its way in through the living room, down the hall, and into the kitchen.





Wow. No thank you Florida! Bring on Minnesota's mosquitoes. Enjoy your weekend and watch out for dem dere pesky 'gators!

—b

4 comments:

Emily said...

That takes me back to Michelle Tanner, "There's a car in the kitchen!" An alligator may have gotten a piece of that munchkin.

Em

Unknown said...

Ha! I completely forgot about that episode. Classic. Thanks Em, I get a smile on my face just thinking about about Michelle saying that. :)

—b

Anonymous said...

I was in Florida when this story first hit the news which kinda freaked me out a bit. Gators man: no thanks.

Unknown said...

Amen Chris. Amen.

—b