Fla. woman arrested for riding manatee
Ana Gutierrez, 52, was arrested on Nov. 24, 2012 for violating state law after she was captured in a photograph riding a manatee at a Florida park. Officials said Gutierrez contacted the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and admitted to riding the manatee at Fort De Soto Park in September. Gutierrez said she was new to the area and didn't know it was against the law to touch or harass manatees, which are an endangered animal under Florida state law.