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Alligator turns up in Florida man's fenced-in yard

By Ben Hooper   |   Sept. 17, 2018 at 2:22 PM

Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A Florida police department shared body camera footage from the capture of a 6-foot alligator that took up residence in a homeowner's back yard.

The Cape Coral Police Department posted a video to Facebook showing the capture of the alligator found Sunday morning in a resident's fenced-in back yard.

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The video shows officers helping the trapper capture the gator.

It was unclear whether the alligator used a gate or climbed the fence to get into the yard.

Police said the animal was taken to an alligator farm in Lake Placid.