Watch This Kayaker's Close, Unexpected Encounter With Large Gator

BATON ROUGE, La. (CBSLA.com) — Curiosity doesn't always end well. That's the lesson a Baton Rouge man learned.

He just had to know why a makeshift buoy kept bobbing in the water on a lake.

Well, it turns out it was because of a huge alligator on the other end.

The man had been camping and hiking with his daughter. They both say they'll probably have nightmares about it.