DETROIT – The alligator that roamed Belle Isle for several days has been captured and taken to a safe place, authorities confirmed.

Staff members at the Detroit park were alerted to a possible alligator sighting on Friday, Sept. 26.

Officials did not visually confirm the presence of the non-native reptile for themselves, but the Department of Natural Resources later received a credible photo with geolocation data.

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DNR authorities searched the area, but it was Stephen Hart, of Detroit, and a bystander who finally captured the alligator on Wednesday TCD Dearborn News reports . Hart hunted the alligator for eight hours, tracking it through lagoons before spotting it under a tree. The men used a net to ca

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