Augusta, GA
Alligator caught in Georgia Dollar Tree store’s parking lot
(Georgia Division of Pure Assets)
AUGUSTA, Ga. – An surprising shopper made fairly a stir once they confirmed up at a Greenback Tree in Augusta, Georgia.
And by surprising shopper, we imply a 4-foot-long alligator.
In keeping with a Fb put up from the Georgia Division of Pure Assets, officers have been referred to as out to the Greenback Tree after the younger gater was noticed chilling out within the retailer’s parking zone.
Within the 911 name reported by WJBF, the shop’s supervisor referred to as 911 in misery, telling the operator, “There’s an alligator at my entrance door.”
After catching the critter, officers measured and tagged it earlier than releasing it into the Savannah River.
In keeping with officers, alligators are widespread in East Central Georgia and doubtless was occurring its means from one physique of water to a different.
Authorities encourage people to not feed any alligators you occur to come back up. In keeping with Georgia legislation, it’s unlawful (and harmful) to feed a wild alligator.