A group of six kayakers reported spotting the alligator swimming in the Kiski River in Kiski Township, Pennsylvania on Sunday afternoon, about a mile north of the Roaring Run boat ramp. This comes after a weeklong search and rescue of an alligator from the river near Apollo in August
“We got excited and paddled around to get better pictures of it,” said frequent kayaker Joshua Kelley of Buffalo Township, who snapped several photos of the small reptile. “We were kayaking and saw an animal and thought it was a muskrat, but realized it was an alligator.”
Kelley’s kayak group stayed close to the alligator in hopes of catching it, but the reptile eventually submerged itself in water.
Kelley’s fiancee, Shelby Mitchell, og.” “I definitely think someone released their poor pets into the river,” Mitchell said. “I feel bad for the poor guy.” She said she fears that the alligator they spotted on Sunday night might not be the only one in the Kiski River.
Bartolicius said anyone who spots the gator, should report the sighting to 911f Buffalo Township, also witnessed the alligator and described the encounter as “excitin
Photo alligator swimming in Kiski River, Pennsylvania
Photo courtesy Joshua Kelley