Gator weighing 360 pounds captured after reportedly chasing Georgia kayaker

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

Two Georgia men are making headlines after they helped Richmond County deputies capture a large alligator that reportedly had been chasing a kayaker in Augusta.

According to WJBF-TV, Trey Durant, who is licensed to hunt alligators, came to the rescue Monday night after a friend, Robby Amerson, spotted the deputies gathered near Gordon Highway and Molly Pond Road.

Amerson contacted Durant after learning that authorities were trying to nab a 10 1/2-foot, 360-pound "nuisance" alligator that had gone after a kayaker, WRDW-TV reported.

For more than two hours, the men wrangled the massive reptile, which was eventually tagged and processed, the news stations reported.

On Tuesday, Durant shared a photo of the gator on Facebook.

>> See the photo here

10ft 6in 360lbs

Posted by Trey Mandingo Durant III on Tuesday, August 27, 2019
 

"I'm glad I could help you," Amerson wrote in the comments. "That's a sure enough dinosaur."

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