Visitors were shocked to see New York City parks workers pull a four-foot alligator from the waters of Prospect Park Lake Sunday morning. “That’s pretty terrifying!” one shocked father said.
A 4-foot long alligator was found in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Lake Sunday morning, weak and far from its typical habitat, in an area popular with kids and other visitors. Park workers removed the huge alligator around 8:30 a.m. and transported it to a local animal care hospital, Joseph Puleo, vice president of District Council 27, told the.
Lalor told thethe creature was probably an abandoned pet whose owner thought to release it in public waters, although she warned it’s dangerous to release an animal into a new environment. “Thankfully, no one was harmed, and the animal is being evaluated,” Lalor said. Visitors to the park ranged from amazed to horrified at the sight of the dog-sized alligator, with one shocked dad telling the“that’s pretty terrifying since this part is a pretty kids-dominated section of the park.
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