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Alligator removed from Washington Channel at The Wharf

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WASHINGTON, D.C — See you later alligator!

Metropolitan Police Department Harbor Patrol responded to an unusual report on Thursday.

They responded to the Wharf after someone spotted a small alligator in the Washington Channel.

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Investigators safely caught the gator and turned him over to animal control.

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No injuries were reported.

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