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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two communities on the southeastern North Carolina coast dealt with two large alligators this week, with the four officers struggling to secure a massive gator that made several “death rolls” during capture at one beach town.
The most recent incident in two Brunswick County towns involved a 400-pound gator that was at least 25 years old, according to police at Sunset Beach, a small island adjacent to the South Carolina line.
The nearly 11-foot alligator was reported Monday by a Sea Trail resident, who said it was nearly in the street, a Sunset Beach Police news release said.
A team of officers set up a plan to capture the gator. In a video from Sunset Beach police, four men are seen holding a line attached to the alligator, which tries to break free.
In just 20 secondsof video, the alligator made 14 flips called “death rolls,” a spinning move the wild animals use to drown, crush, or disable prey.
Eventually, the crews subdued the massive alligator, which was released into a nearby pond.
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The nearly 11-foot alligator Monday in Sunset Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Photo courtesy: Sunset Beach Police The large alligator in Southport on Sunday. Photo courtesy: Southport Police Dept. 
The nearly 11-foot alligator Monday in Sunset Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Photo courtesy: Sunset Beach Police 
The large alligator in Southport on Sunday. Photo courtesy: Southport Police Dept. 
The nearly 11-foot alligator making one of 14 “death rolls” Monday in Sunset Beach in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Photo courtesy: Sunset Beach Police 
The large alligator in Southport on Sunday. Photo courtesy: Southport Police Dept.
Animal Control Officer Arp said this was the largest alligator he had ever handled in Sunset Beach, a police news release said. Arp was honored last year for 150 wildlife calls in the island town.
On Sunday, also on the southeastern North Carolina coast in Brunswick County, a large alligator frightened residents at a well care facility.
The large alligator was “roaming” a parking lot in Southport, located near the mouth of the Cape Fear River south of Wilmington, according to a Southport Police Department news release.
Officers released several photos of the gator near a white picket fence.
A wildlife officer and police arrived and soon figured out the alligator was trying to return to a nearby pond.
“By partially opening the fence, officers enabled the alligator to safely exit the premises and reenter the water,” Southport police said.
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