While one officer used a safety hook to bring the gator to the edge of the pool, the other grabbed it and taped its mouth shut before it was relocated.
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Pinellas County deputy kicks alligator out of backyard swimming pool
Pinellas County Sheriff s Office
and last updated 2021-04-26 09:46:53-04
A sheriffâs deputy got one of those only in Florida calls over the weekend when she had to wrangle an alligator out of a backyard swimming pool.
Pinellas County Sheriffâs officials said in a Facebook post that Deputy Heather Harris âplayed lifeguardâ Saturday in St. Petersburg.
After posing for a quick selfie with the gator lurking in the pool, she âkicked this guy out.â
Alligator in the pool? Pinellas sheriffâs deputy to the rescue.
Heather Harris took time for a selfie with the gator still lurking in the St. Petersburg pool. Then, she âkicked this guy out,â
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Pinellas County Sheriffâs Deputy Heather Harris hauled an alligator out of a pool in St. Petersburg. [ Pinellas County Sheriff s Office ]
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A sheriffâs deputy got one of those only-in-Florida calls over the weekend when she had to wrangle an alligator out of a backyard swimming pool.
Pinellas County Sheriffâs Deputy Heather Harris âplayed lifeguardâ on Saturday in St. Petersburg, the sheriffâs office said in a Facebook post.
Florida deputy ejects trespassing alligator from backyard pool
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April 26 (UPI) A Florida sheriff s deputy responded to a home where residents looked into their backyard pool and found an alligator taking a swim.
The Pinellas County Sheriff s Office said Deputy Heather Harris was summoned to a St. Petersburg home on a report of a scaly trespasser taking a dip in the swimming pool.
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The sheriff s office posted photos to Facebook showing Harris holding the gator after its mouth was taped shut. The post said Harris had to play lifeguard and kick this guy out of the pool. Thinking about taking a swim on a Saturday? Make sure there isn t a gator inside the pool first, the Facebook post said.