Alligator sighting in Brampton pond turned out to be beaver, police say

TORONTO -- A case of mistaken identity had police in Brampton, Ont., looking for an alligator in a storm drainage pond.

Peel Regional Police were called to the Brampton pond Friday night after some reported seeing the reptile -- said to be almost two-metres long.

Animal Seen In Brampton Pond Determined To Be A Beaver - https://t.co/eVZTr73FwD

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) May 2, 2020

Police tweeted they were "ready to provide Gator-aid" to animal control officers.

But after a few hours, police tweeted that Brampton Animal Control had reviewed video on social media and determined the gator was actually a beaver.

You can't really discern anything from the video and no hate to the girl recording but she doesn't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed, so it probably is a beaver afterall. pic.twitter.com/UhuDMBbRJV

— m (@friedchickenl0l) May 2, 2020