Event Brief
8-foot alligator removed from Tampa hospital
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Summary: A Tampa police officer helped escort an 8-foot alligator off the property of a local hospital. The officer and a nuisance alligator trapper removed the animal from the hospital grounds, prompting the Tampa Police Department to note it “wasn't your average ER patient.”
WHO: Tampa Police Department officer; nuisance alligator trapper; hospital staff (implied by hospital property response)
WHAT: An 8-foot alligator was escorted and removed from a Tampa hospital property.
WHEN: Aug 26, 2026 at 8:40 AM ET
WHERE: Tampa, Florida
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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