Turtle mistaken for alligator in Lake Norman Authorities said they think an animal believed to be an alligator in Lake Norman may actually be a spiny soft-shelled turtle. Cornelius police said someone spotted the animal about 20 to 30 yards off-shore near Bowsprit Drive and Peninsula Club Drive shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday. Officers were called to the scene and said they spotted the animal through binoculars, but they said they are ...
July 31, 2013 - WSOC-TV Charlotte