SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Sheriff’s deputies in Florida on Tuesday helped free a 6-foot alligator who got stuck in a storm drain in Sarasota County, officials said.
Authorities responded Tuesday morning to Cerrormar Terrace in Venice after the alligator was spotted peeking out of a storm drain. Four deputies worked together to lift the concrete slab over the gator to set him free, officials said.
Imagine coming across this on your morning jog! Deputies responded to Cerromar Terr., Venice, to help this 6’ 🐊 free himself from a storm drain. THX to deputies who lifted the concrete slab to help him break free. A trapper was called but did not respond so the 🐊 was released. pic.twitter.com/2rQTpN8W3c
— SarasotaSheriff (@SarasotaSheriff) December 21, 2020
Deputies said they called for a trapper but released the alligator when they got no response.
“(H)e returned safely to the lake he typically calls ‘home,’” officials said in a Facebook post.
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