11-Foot Gator Captured Near School Bus Stop
Alligator Killed After Crawling Out Of River
POSTED: Thursday, March 15, 2007
UPDATED: 4:19 pm EDT March 15,
2007
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- An 11-foot-long alligator was captured and killed Thursday afternoon after crawling out of a river near a school bus stop in Merritt Island, according to officials. Authorities said the alligator left the river about 2 p.m. and went across a road near South Tropical Trail and Alameda Drive before ending up in a retention basin. Officials said the animal had to be killed because it was near a bus stop and neighborhood. Due to mating season, authorities said the incident was not unusual. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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