Overview

• A bartender at Hudson's on the River in Stuart, Florida, spotted the alligator on rocks by the restaurant's tiki area around 3 p.m. Monday.
• Assistant general manager Sarah Felten and operations manager Ben Foster said the gator first appeared docile and measured roughly four and a half feet.
• Staff tried to scare it off due to its proximity to where children and dogs gather, then called the Stuart Police Department.
• Officers captured the gator after it began flipping, rolling, and hissing, and they relocated it unharmed with no injuries reported.
• Following the incident, staff said the restaurant would add a new menu item this week, indicating they would serve gator for the first time.