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SEE: Gator spotted in roadway near SR 408 entry ramp in Orlando

By Brittany Caldwell, WFTV.com

SEE: Gator spotted on the road in downtown Orlando The gator was on the road near John Young Parkway and Church Street, not far from the State Road 408 east entrance. (Orlando Police Department /Orlando Police Department)

By Brittany Caldwell, WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. — An alligator was spotted Wednesday morning near a State Road 408 entry ramp in Orlando.

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Police received a call shortly after 7:15 a.m. reporting a gator in the road near South John Young Parkway and West Church Street -- not far from the ramp.

Police closed the lane while they waited for an alligator catcher to arrive at the scene.

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The alligator was picked up shortly before 9 a.m.

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