Gator Ties Up Bathroom at Clark's Fish Camp


JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The bathroom at Clark's Fish Camp has been tied up
by an unusual creature.

A small alligator wandered its way into the flooded-out restaurant.
Crews found it in the bathroom, which had been under several feet of water.

The discovery surprised everyone.

"I've been there 15 years and seen a lot with the flooding that we've
had, but that floored me," said manager Erin McGough. "I think if it
would've been bigger than 3 feet I would've soiled my britches."

A employee whisked the gator away.

Clark's Fish Camp has been closed since last Tuesday because of all the
flooding. McGough says she hopes to reopen the restaurant on Wednesday.

The gator is a welcome distraction from the reality of what else the
storm brought: heavy flooding. Clark's was closed an entire week, losing
$75,000.

"These months, your summer months, is your money months. And the way the
economy is, it's really hurts," owner Joan Peoples told First Coast
News' Erich Spivey.

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Used to eat there about every other month, and at another fish camp,
too. Whitey's, at Doctor's Lake. Good food.