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  • Gator Gets Loose in Airliner Compartment

    10/27/2003 11:31:58 AM PST · by Calpernia · 18 replies · 131+ views
    AP via 1010wins ^ | Oct 27, 2003 1:01 PM EST | STEVE STRUNSKY
    No, it wasn't just an alligator bag. Rather, a live alligator was captured inside the baggage hold of an airliner on Monday after it escaped from a crate of four gators being shipped from Miami, officials said. The alligator was a juvenile, 4-5 feet long and weighing as little as 10 pounds, and remained inside a burlap bag with its mouth bound shut, said Tim Wagner, an American Airlines spokesman. No one was reported hurt, and the alligator was placed back in its crate and claimed by its owners, Wagner said. Authorities were looking into how the reptile got out...