10-foot alligator wrangled from runway at MacDill Air Force Base: VIDEO
Colossal alligator halts Florida Air Force plane
A massive alligator appeared to halt a flight at the MacDill Airforce Base when it was spotted underneath a plane on the tarmac on Monday. A video shared on the base's Facebook page shows the gator fighting with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers as they attempted to capture it. The reptile was ultimately relocated.
TAMPA, Fla. - It was an unusual day on base when a 10-foot alligator made an appearance on the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Hillsborough County on Monday.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they received a report of a gator on the runway and made their way to the Air Force base. Officers wrangled the gator and removed it from the base.
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The alligator was transferred to the Hillsborough River, official said.
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"Our newest toothy Airman has been relocated to a more suitable environment off base. Special thanks to FWC for the assist. They think Elvis pushed this guy away from home," MacDill Air Force Base wrote on social media.