Landscaper encounters gator in Winter Haven neighborhood

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man was moving lawns in a Winter Haven neighborhood when he came across an alligator.

Lloyd McIntosh was working on Fieldstone Circle when he spotted the gator.

Police and a trapper helped wrangle the animal.

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