Gator captured after emerging from Bucktown drain during midday rain today. https://t.co/WnveDw0Qzr pic.twitter.com/I4av6BqSMo
— WWL-TV (@WWLTV) April 18, 2017
The alligator's location was adjacent to an elementary school, but students were on spring break.
Wildlife professionals arrived on the scene to wrangle the alligator, which was feisty, according to video recorded at the scene.
The alligator was eventually secured and relocated.
Credit: DEA / G. WRIGHT
Credit: DEA / G. WRIGHT
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