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10-foot alligator found under parked car at apartment complex

By Ben Hooper   |   April 7, 2021 at 3:15 PM

April 7 (UPI) -- Sheriff's deputies and wildlife officers were summoned to a Florida apartment complex where a massive 10-foot alligator was found resting under a parked car.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post Tuesday that deputies responded to an apartment complex in Tampa to help remove the gigantic gator from under the vehicle.

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was also summoned to the scene and deputies worked together with the wildlife officers to relocate the 10-foot, 2-inch reptile to an alligator farm.

The sheriff's office said there were no injuries to humans or gators during the rescue.