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I SAW HIM RIGHT THERE,

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SUN TANNING,

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AND THEY TRIED TO GET IT AND HE

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SPLASHED RIGHT BACK INTO THE WATER.

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PHOENIX NORWOOD SAYS AFTER THE DOCK MASTER SENT AN ALERT

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WARNING RESIDENTS OF THE MARINA AT THE WHARF IN SOUTHWEST DC

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THAT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A YOUNG ALLIGATOR HAD BEEN.

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IN THE WATER THERE,

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HE JUST KNEW HE HAD TO SEE IT.

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AFTER MORE THAN AN HOUR OF LOOKING,

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HE NOT ONLY FOUND IT,

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BUT AFTER GRABBING A NET ON A POLE FROM HIS FAMILY'S HOUSEBOAT,

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HE SCOOPED IT OUT OF THE WASHINGTON CHANNEL AND I TOOK THE NET,

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SCOOPED THEM UP,

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AND THEN I KIND OF TWISTED THE NET

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AND.

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HELD IT DOWN TO THE GROUND UNTIL THE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED.

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A PHOTO TAKEN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS SHOWS HIM STILL IN HIS PAJAMA PANTS

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AND WHAT DC ANIMAL CONTROL BELIEVES IS AN HONEST TO GOODNESS ALLIGATOR

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ABOUT 2.5 FT LONG.

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NORWOOD SAYS.

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HE SAYS HE HAD TO KEEP A TIGHT GRIP ON

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THE NET WHILE WAITING FOR THE HARBOR PATROL TO ARRIVE.

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GET THEM OUT HERE.

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I'M,

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I CAN'T HOLD THEM MUCH LONGER.

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HE WAS SQUIRMING.

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HE WAS.

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DOING ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

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DC POLICE TOOK A REPORT.

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THE GATOR WAS SECURED AND TRANSPORTED BY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS.

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NO ONE KNOWS HOW THE REPTILE GOT INTO THE WASHINGTON CHANNEL.

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THE WORKING THEORY IS THAT IT WAS A DISCARDED PET.

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IT'S ILLEGAL TO POSSESS AN ALLIGATOR IN DC,

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MARYLAND,

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OR VIRGINIA.