LEE COUNTY, Fla. — An alligator is in safer waters after making its way to a Florida mall.
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Deputies in Lee County were called to help wrangle the massive 12-foot-long gator.
It was found outside of the Coconut Point Mall in Estero last week.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the reptile weighed 600 pounds.
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