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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Karen Matthews

Alligator pulled from NYC lake had swallowed bathtub stopper

© Bronx Zoo

The alligator that was rescued from a chilly lake in New York City over the weekend had swallowed a bathtub stopper, authorities said.

The nearly 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) female alligator was lethargic and suffering from exposure to the cold when it was found in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake on Sunday, according to a spokesperson for the Bronx Zoo, where the gator is recovering.

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