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Trappers nab 8-foot alligator in South Florida

Posted at 10:56 AM, Aug 05, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-05 10:56:49-04

(NBC 6, NBC NEWSCHANNEL) An 8-foot alligator was caught Thursday night after it was spotted in a parking lot in South Florida.

A security guard at a water treatment facility in Key Biscayne called 911 after spotting the large gator.

"About 8:53 p.m., I saw a big alligator just appear right there," guard Jean Rousseau told NBC 6 Miami."He might have come from the water behind the trees looking for food."

Trappers arrived on the scene a short time later and captured the animal.

It's expected to be relocated to the Florida Everglades.