2-Year-Old Boy Dragged Into Water By Alligator

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, in a news
conference said the family of five from Nebraska was
on vacation and wading in a lake Tuesday evening
when the attack happened. The father tried to rescue
his son but was unsuccessful.
Authorities were searching early Wednesday for the boy. More than 50 law enforcement personnel were
searching the Seven Seas Lagoon along with an
alligator tracker and two marine units and would
continue searching through the night, Demings said.
“We’re going to hope for the best in these
circumstances,” Demings said.
The attack happened in an area of the Seven Seas
Lagoon where “no swimming” signs were posted,
Demings said. The alligator was estimated to be 4 to 7
feet long, but its exact size was not known, Demings
said.
Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahaler said everyone
at the resort was devastated by what happened and
Disney is helping the family.
When asked if Disney was aware of alligators on the
property, Wahaler said there were signs that said “no
swimming.”
Demings said there had been no other recent reports of
similar alligator attacks on the lake.
“We have no record of this happening before,” he said.