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Alligator Captured In Lynwood After Multiple Day Search

CHICAGO (CBS)-- An alligator was captured in Lynwood Friday after days of searching for the reptile.

We would like to notify the residents of Lynwood that the "Alex the Alligator" has been captured safely. We would like...

Posted by Lynwood Fire Department on Thursday, July 30, 2020

Officials first responded to a reported alligator sighting in Lake Lynwood on Wednesday. According to the Lynwood Fire Department, "Alex the Alligator" was captured safely on Friday near Lake Lynwood.

Officials said the alligator will be quarantined for 30 days and will then be sent to a licensed reptile park in a southern state.

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