Orlando, Florida – Police were called to an Orlando apartment complex on Lake Debra Drive on Tuesday night to remove an unexpected visitor: a five- to six-foot alligator in the hallway.

Officers quickly responded and covered the alligator with a blanket before carefully dragging it out of the hallway.

The alligator was safely released back into Lake Mann.

No officers or the alligator were injured during the unusual incident.

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