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Meet the trapper who removed a 10-foot alligator from a Jacksonville elementary school

Published: May 24, 2023 at 5:24 PMUpdated: June 4, 2024 at 2:49 AM

Tags: gator trapper, alligator, northwestern legends elementary school, moncrief, mike dragich, project savior outdoors, local news, jacksonville, Alligator, Gator trapper, Jacksonville, Northwestern Legends elementary school, Moncrief, Mike Dragich, Project Savior Outdoors

A Jacksonville man is getting the spotlight for wrangling a massive alligator in an elementary school parking lot Sunday night. Mike Dragich, a licensed Florida alligator trapper, alongside Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department and Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office employees, trapped and removed a 10-foot alligator that was roaming the campus of Northwestern Legends Elementary School in the Moncrief community.

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