Alligator breaks through lanai screen in Fort Myers

FORT MYERS, Fla. – This is not the wake up call you want to get. 

An alligator ripped through a lanai screen and camped out on a family’s back porch at 2 a.m. Friday according to Fort Myers police. 

The officers were dispatched in the early morning hours to find a nearly 8-foot alligator. 

The gator was captured by Florida Fish and Wildlife officers and relocated, police said.