Hunters capture record-setting alligator in Mississippi

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP)-- A group of hunters have caught the longest alligator ever to be taped in Mississippi, according to the state Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

4 state citizens-- Donald Woods, Will Thomas, Joey Clark and Tanner White-- collected a male alligator Saturday in west Mississippi's Sunflower River.

It weighed 802.5 pounds (364 kgs) and measured 14 feet, 3 inches (4.3 meters) long, breaking the previous record by over 2 inches, the department said.

After recording the animal, the hunters raised it with a forklift and posed for an image at Red Antler Processing in the Mississippi Delta town of Yazoo City.

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The location lies in a designated alligator searching zone. Mississippi's alligator hunting season opens on the last Friday in August each year. In 2023, the season ends Sept. 4.