SUNSET BEACH, N.C. — Police along the North Carolina coast had to “walk” a large alligator to the pond after the reptile was spotted roaming a neighborhood.
The Sunset Beach Police Department posted a message on Facebook about the Oct. 15 encounter.
Police said they were called to Oyster Bay Drive after receiving several complaints about the 9-foot-long alligator.
Officers said the animal was wandering the neighborhood, had broken through the porch lattice at the reservation office, and had tried to get into the community pool.
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Officers, from a safe distance, could be seen in a photo with what appeared to be a makeshift leash around the gator’s neck and were walking the animal to a nearby pond.
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