TVC E. Authorities have found a body believed to be that of a 2-year-old boy who was dragged off by an alligator at Disney resort.
The Nebraska toddler was playing in the water on a beach area near Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at around 9:16 p.m. Tuesday, June the 14th, when the alligator snatched him and pulled him underwater in front of his horrified parents.
Orange County Sheriff, Jerry Demings said: “The father tried to get his son back, but wasn’t able to.”
Demings said the boy’s body was spotted at about 1:45 p.m. ET Wednesday, and fully recovered at about 3:30 p.m. Demings, accompanied by a Catholic priest, told the parents their child was found and the body was intact.
“It was a tough message to deliver to them, to let them know that at this point, their child is dead,” Demings said. “Of course, the family was distraught but also I believe somewhat relieved that we were able to find their son … so they can come to grips with what has happened,”.
There are “no swimming” signs near where the attack occurred but no signs warning against alligators, a Disney spokesperson confirmed.
The alligator was described as between four and seven feet long. Nick Wiley, executive director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, had said on Wednesday June the 15th that five alligators had been trapped and euthanized for analysis. He told reporters it wasn’t possible to examine the alligators without killing them first.
“They have to be euthanized to be analyzed,” he said, adding that his agency has a “very good, close working relationship” with Disney to remove nuisance alligators.
Officials did not yet know if they had located the alligator who grabbed Lane. Wiley said there was a “good chance” the gator was one of the five trappers had already caught, but said the investigation is ongoing and his agency wouldn’t rest until it captured the alligator involved.
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