A TikTok video showing a woman casually approaching what her apartment complex had warned residents was an alligator has gone viral, racking up 4.7 million views. The clip was posted by TikToker Haylee, who goes by @hayleels on the platform. The footage captures her neighbor, identified only as Geraldine, walking toward the water’s edge while Haylee and another person film from a distance.
In the video, a male voice is heard asking, “She don’t see that damn gator beside her?” Haylee, presumably the female voice in the background, then says, “Is she crazy?” as Geraldine continues walking toward the object in the water. As Geraldine bends down toward it, Haylee is heard gasping while the male voice cries, “Oh s–t!”