697.5-pound Gator Sets State Record, Nearly Sinks Boat

Byline: Associated Press FITLER, Miss. (AP) — Four boaters knew there was a huge alligator in the wetlands where they had hunting permits. The gator gave them a scare, violently rocking their boat — but the hunters wound up with a Mississippi record, bagging the 697.5-pounder. Immediately after being hooked, the alligator...