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A family spotted what appeared to be a 4- to 6-foot alligator in Lake Erie near Erie, Pa., in August 2024.

Authorities, including the Erie Port Authority and a wildlife trapper, searched for the alligator for months but found no further trace.

The alligator sighting garnered national media attention and sparked speculation about how it arrived in Lake Erie, with the most likely explanation being an abandoned pet.

On Aug. 4, 2024, a reptile not common to Pennsylvania's climate was potentially spotted in Lake Erie.

Stina Roach and her family were swimming at the foot of East Avenue near the former Erie Coke Plant and Presque Isle Angler, when a man came racing up to tell the family to exit the water while pointing to something out in the lake.

While using their phon

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