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A “local gator-wrangling legend” known as the Blue Collar Brawler helped authorities wrestle an alligator along I-95 while barefoot.

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A “local gator-wrangling legend” known as the Blue Collar Brawler helped authorities wrestle an alligator along I-95 while barefoot.

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