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Body cam video: 6-foot alligator captured in Cape Coral yard

Posted at 10:25 AM, Sep 17, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-17 10:25:52-04

CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Police have released body camera video of a trapper capturing a 6-foot alligator in a Cape Coral yard on Sunday.

According to Cape Coral Police, officers responded to a home around 9 a.m. Sunday where an alligator was in a fenced back yard.

A trapper was called to the scene and safely removed the reptile.

Police say it was being transported to Lake Placid and turned over to an alligator farm.