Deputies free alligator from storm drain in Florida
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.
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.
