Alligator reported on call turns out to be a floatie; US official shares pics

A Deputy Sheriff responding to an emergency call about an alligator's spotting in a shed in Florida's Polk County found that the reported 'alligator' was an inflatable pool float. Pictures of the floatie and details of the incident were shared by the official Twitter account of the Polk County Sheriff's Office. "He came…he saw…he conquered the beast," the tweet read.