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A Disney Springs restaurant was robbed early Tuesday morning by someone who swam there dressed in goggles and a wetsuit — and then swam away.

Just after midnight Monday, Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at the restaurant Paddlefish, which is shaped like a steamboat. 

WFTV reports sources familiar with the investigation say the man swam up to the restaurant, removed his gear (goggles and a wetsuit with full face covering), stashed it and then entered the manager’s office, where money was being counted and put into a safe. 

He stole thousands of dollars, put his gear back on, jumped back into the lake and swam away, OCSO reports.

The restaurant was closed at the time. The suspect has not been caught. 


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