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Last updated on Friday, July 5, 2013
(KOKOMO) - A woman is recovering after she was bit by a pet alligator last week.
The Kokomo Tribune reports Kelly Lowery, 25, was visiting a home in Kokomo. She was feeding an alligator that was in a cage and was bitten on the right hand.
Police originally were called to the scene around 5 a.m. Saturday for a report of a woman being hit by a car. Officers arrived on the scene and learned she was bitten by an alligator.
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, a permit is required to own an alligator that is longer than 5 feet. If purchased legally and smaller in size, no permit is required.
DNR did not immediately know the size of the alligator.
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