A baby alligator vanished near a Brampton creek on Thursday (May 26), sparking a police search that didn’t turn up the reptile.

Peel Regional Police say they received numerous calls about the alligator being first spotted near a creek at Cottrelle Boulevard and Thorndale Road around 3:30 p.m.

Several officers went out to look, but did not find the gator. They said they hope it went back into the creek.

It’s not yet known where the alligator came from, or how it got loose.