9-Foot Alligator with Human Body in Its Jaws Is Captured in Florida

The 9-foot alligator seen with a human body in its jaws on Tuesday has been captured and found to have human remains in its stomach. “A contract trapper for the state caught and killed a 9-foot alligator last night around 8:30,” Sgt. Gary Gross of the Lakeland Police Department tells PEOPLE. “The medical examiner examined the contents of its stomach this morning and found human remains that match the missing parts of the body. ” On Tuesday afternoon, a witness called 911 to report that he had seen the alligator with what appeared to be a dead body in its mouth in Lake Hunter in Lakeland, Florida. Police: Human remains found in gators stomach Authorities trapped an alligator that they believe was gripping a man’s body in its mouth. “I’ve got a dead body over here in the lake it looks like an alligator is trying to pull him down under,” the caller said. Sgt. Gross said the reptile released the body shortly after police responded to the scene. “He rolled a few times in the water and then let go [of the body] and swam off,” he said.
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