Our best alligator story of 2025. Gator stuck in Cape Coral storm drain

We are looking back at 2025 and revisiting what we think were some of the more notable news events that took place in Southwest Florida.

It’s hard to top this one that took place in Cape Coral in January when the Cape Coral Fire Department received a call about an alligator trapped in a storm drain.

Firefighters, along with a trapper with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, freed the 10-foot, 6-inch gator wedged in the drain, but not without some drama to get the job done…

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