So far from Florida....

So, Miamians, think you're the only ones with alligator problems? What's going on with all those reports of stray alligators in places like Long Island, New Jersey, and...inland Texas?
So now, here's the ultimate lost 'gator: in the French Broad River near Asheville, NC, high up in the mountains. You know he didn't walk there. Asheville Citizen Times story, with photos.