Police and wildlife officials responded to a Florida shopping mall, after last-minute Christmas shoppers noticed a gigantic alligator swimming in a nearby pond. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Coconut Point Mall in Estero, Florida, where the alligator was found wandering among the mall's palm-studded outdoor shopping center. Upon arrival, deputies found a 12-foot gator that weighed a whopping 600 pounds. Authorities said that the deputies removed the "massive guy to safer waterways." Original article source: WATCH: Florida authorities remove 12-foot, 600-pound gator from pond near shopping mall: 'Massive guy'

Source: Fox News December 23, 2023 08:01 UTC