Alligator spotted swimming in the area of Magnolia Lake in Bucks County
A warning for people in Bristol Township, Bucks County: Beware of the gator.
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A warning for people in Bristol Township, Bucks County: Beware of the gator.
Gator sanctuary owner Kyle Asplundh says he wrangled an alligator found in Magnolia Lake in Bristol Township.
Call it a working vacation for Kyle Asplundh, who runs Jupiter Alligator and Wildlife Sanctuary in Florida. He was visiting family in Bucks County when he heard about a loose alligator in Bristol Township, and sprang into action and caught the reptile. Brandon Goldner reports.
Beware of the gator. That's the warning for people in Bristol Township, Bucks County. Police said this small alligator is swimming in the area of Magnolia Lake. That's off Bath Road, across the street from the Bristol Township Municipal Park. We're told the Pennsylvania Game Commission is coming to try to remove the alligator.
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission responded to the scene, but Upper Darby police said the alligator swam off in the direction of Yeadon.
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The alligator was more than 10 feet long, wildlife officials said. It was captured and humanely killed after the attack, officials said.
Big Mack, the 8-foot-long alligator removed from a Philadelphia home, is headed to a sanctuary named JAWS in Florida.
ACCT Philly removed the alligator from a North Philadelphia home earlier this week.
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