HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — An alligator found its way into a Spring Hill post office early Wednesday morning.
At about 3:30 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the U.S Post Office facility located at 8501 Philatelic Road in Spring Hill after receiving a call about a 7-foot alligator roaming the lobby area.
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The alligator was spotted by a patron who came to the post office to mail a package. This post office location features automatic double doors that allow entrance into the lobby.
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A trapper responded and safely removed the alligator from the lobby.