Alligator Escapes in Michigan
Incident Date:
07/30/2019
Location:
Oceola Township, MI - USA
Facility Name:
Private Residence
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Reptiles
Animal:
Alligator
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, a woman driving home from work in Oceola Township in Michigan spotted a gator scurrying across the road in front of her vehicle, according to a news release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies found the 2-foot-long, 10-pound creature a few feet from the road near a pine tree and captured it safely. It’s been turned over to the Livingston County Animal Shelter and will be taken to the Critchlow sanctuary if not claimed.
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