Authorities search for boy of 2 dragged into water by gator

There have been no other recent reports of similar attacks at the Seven Seas Lagoon.

June 15, 2016 11:40 am | Updated November 17, 2021 04:43 am IST - ORLANDO (FLORIDA):

Authorities in Orlando are searching for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney’s upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

Speaking at a news conference early Wednesday, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says the family of five from Nebraska was on vacation and wading in a lake Tuesday evening when the attack happened. Demings says the father tried to rescue the child but was unsuccessful.

Search on

Demings says more than 50 law enforcement personnel are searching the Seven Seas Lagoon for the boy and will keep looking.

Demings says there have been no other recent reports of similar alligator attacks at the lake.

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