Watch: 9-foot alligator causes stir outside Florida preschool
A 9-foot alligator, affectionately nicknamed "Elvis," was found casually lounging in the parking lot of Fishhawk Early Learning Preschool in Lithia.
Deputies help wrangle 9-foot gator named Elvis outside Florida preschool
Deputies helped capture a 9-foot alligator named Elvis outside a preschool in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday. Footage released by the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office hows the deputies helping a trapper outside the FishHawk Early Learning Preschool.
LITHIA, Fla. – Parents dropping off their little ones at a Florida preschool got a surprise of the scaly kind.
Deputies helped capture a nine-foot alligator named Elvis outside a preschool in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday. (Hillsborough Sheriff's Office)
A 9-foot alligator, affectionately nicknamed "Elvis," was found casually lounging in the parking lot of Fishhawk Early Learning Preschool in Lithia on Tuesday.
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office swiftly responded to the scene to keep everyone safe and steer foot traffic away from the unexpected visitor as children and staff shuffled between schools.
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Deputies helped capture a nine-foot alligator named Elvis outside a preschool in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday. (Hillsborough Sheriff's Office)
Footage released by the sheriff's office shows a certified trapper along with deputies wrangling the beast.
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Deputies helped capture a nine-foot alligator named Elvis outside a preschool in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday. (Hillsborough Sheriff's Office)
The sheriff’s office said the "king of the swamp" was safely removed for relocation.