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Bodycam video shows Florida deputies removing alligator from hotel bathtub

Woman said she was borrowing reptile from Croc Encounters wildlife park
Posted at 11:13 AM, Nov 15, 2023
and last updated 2023-11-15 11:13:33-05

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Authorities have released bodycam video showing the moment Orange County deputies were called to remove an alligator from a hotel bathtub in September.

A 25-year-old woman was cited after Florida Fish and Wildlife officials said she was caught keeping an alligator in a bathtub at the Grove Resort and Water Park in Winter Garden.

FWC officials said the woman told them she was just borrowing the reptile from Croc Encounters, a wildlife park near Tampa, where she used to work.

Officials cited her with unlawful possession of an alligator. The baby gator was returned to the park safely.