8-foot alligator found under conveyor belt in Port Canaveral

PORT CANAVERAL, FL — Workers at Port Canaveral found an eight-foot alligator hiding under a conveyor belt Friday.

Employees at Ambassador Services were walking toward the conveyor when they heard a hissing and snarling sound.

Trappers were unable to coax the alligator out of the cargo area, so a forklift operator had to lift the platform.

The gator was euthanized, and removed from the site.

Workers said they aren’t sure how the gator ended up in the cargo area.