VIDEO: Family wakes to find alligator swimming in pool
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Homeowners in Sarasota County found an unexpected guest in their pool Monday morning.
Deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home in the Plantation neighborhood, where an alligator was found at the bottom of a family’s pool.
The gator measured about seven to eight feet, according to the sheriff’s office.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation also responded, and called for a trapper who will relocate the reptile. Deputy Lori Clark captured video of the gator being removed.