'Biggest fight we had in a while': Florida deputies wrangle gator outside a high school

PARRISH, Fla (CBS12) — Deputies wrangled and released a 'not happy' alligator outside of a high school in Manatee County.

On Tuesday, deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) say they were called to Parrish Community High School for a gator that had wandered out of a nearby body of water.

Body cam footage released by MCSO shows at least five deputies taping and roping the angry gator to safely transport the reptile back to the water.

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"Y'all make this look like you do this on the regular," a bystander told deputies, to which they responded, "We do."

According to MCSO, the gator was safely relocated to a more suitable environment, far from the classroom.

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