Alligator safely returned to its owner, officials say

FILE

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman in Orange County was cited after deputies learned she was keeping an alligator in her bathtub, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

FWC officials said they learned from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office that the woman was keeping the gator in her bathtub.

According to a news release, when FWC officers arrived, they located a “a juvenile alligator inside of the bathtub.”

[EXCLUSIVE: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s FREE) | PINIT! Share your photos]

The woman told officers that she took the alligator from a recent place of employment, but that she no longer worked there and did not have permission to take the animal.

“The individual was cited accordingly, and the alligator was returned to its permitted owner,” the release stated.

Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily:

Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

About the Author:

Jacob joined ClickOrlando.com in 2022. He spent 19 years at the Orlando Sentinel, mostly as a photojournalist and video journalist, before joining Spectrum News 13 as a web editor and digital journalist in 2021.