🐊 Police warned of an alligator in Magnolia Lake in Bristol Township
🐊 Bucks County native Kyle Asplundh captured it Thursday night
🐊 Asplundh will give the gator a new home at his Florida alligator sanctuary
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Bucks County native who runs an alligator sanctuary in Florida captured an alligator in a county lake on Thursday night.
Bristol Township police confirmed that an alligator was spotted in Magnolia Lake located inside the county’s Silver Lake Park on Wednesday. Kyle Asplundh was visiting family in New Hope when he read about the alligator and decided to lend a hand. He notified Bucks County Parks and Recreation rangers that he captured the gator late Thursday night. Rangers kept the alligator overnight and returned it to Asplundh Friday.
“Bucks County Parks and Recreation and the Park Rangers thank Mr. Asplundh for his help in bringing this unusual incident to a close, as well as Bristol Township Police for their assistance,” the county said in a statement.
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Asplundh on his Facebook page said he waited until dark because that’s when they are easiest to capture…