Officer Wrangles 7-Foot Alligator Outside Fort Myers Middle School

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A seven-foot alligator was wrangled outside a middle school in Fort Myers, Florida, during student drop-off on Wednesday morning, August 24, authorities said.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno shared footage of the gator being restrained by K9 handler Jennings, a former alligator trapper, outside Lexington Middle School.

Marceno said the alligator would be relocated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to a safe area. Credit: @SheriffLeeFL via Storyful

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