WESTWEGO, La. —

The Westwego Police Department is investigating a possible alligator incident.

A man was injured and reported to police that he was bitten by an alligator while fishing on West Drive around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. He told police that he slipped into the canal and was bitten on his foot. Advertisement

According to police, the man is not cooperating with the location of the alligator attack.

The man is in the hospital and will need additional surgeries for a fractured knee, fibula, and other lacerations. However, it is unclear at this time if an alligator caused those injuries, according to police.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries has been in contact with a nuisance alligator hunter to investigate the canal.

According to police, at this time, no alligator has been l

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