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An Alligator On The Loose In Minnesota?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- An unusual call to the Stearns County Sheriff's Office Thursday led to a surprise discovery in Rockville, Minn.

The caller was out mowing a lawn near a wetland area and spotted a two-foot alligator in the grass.

A deputy responded and noticed the alligator did not move as he walked closer to it.

Using his baton, he soon discovered the alligator was a plastic toy.

The sheriff's office says it was safely removed.

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