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School Resource Officer Wrestles Gator on Side of Highway

Photos depict local school resource officer wrangling alligator

School resource officer Darrell Klink wrangles an alligator.Miller County Sheriff's Office

A school resource officer in Arkansas found himself wrestling an alligator on the side of a highway. Officer Darrell Klink with the Genoa Central School District wrangled the alligator, ABC News affiliate KATV reported.

The incident occurred on the side of Highway 67 in Texarkana, on the border of Texas. The Sheriff’s Office shared photos of the incident in a Facebook post.

"When SRO Darrell Klink isn't wrangling little Dragons at Genoa Central, he is wrangling gators on the side of the highway," the sheriff's office said, referring to the school's mascot, the Dragons. "Great job Officer Klink and Arkansas Game & Fish on getting this feller to safety."

Further details about the incident were not immediately available.

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