2-Year-Old Boy Dragged Into Water By Aligator Has Been Found

Following the incident which took place on Tuesday
night, Orange County dive team found Lane Graves’
body intact about 1:45 p.m., not far from where he was

grabbed said Sheriff Jerry Demings  “Of course, the autopsy has to confirm that, but there is likely no question in my mind that the child was drowned by the alligator,” Demings said. Demings said.

He said the body was found in 6 feet of murky water 10

to 15 yards from where the boy was attacked.

The fact that the body was found intact makes sense,

said Jeff Corwin, host of “Ocean Mysteries” on ABC.

Authorities Search For Boy Dragged Away By Alligator

“

That gator came in, grabbed that

boy, pulled him, the dad startled that

gator, the gator let him go and then

the boy drowned,” he said.

Alligators don’t swim that far — they sink into the

murky water and lurk there — which explains why the

father did not see the boy when he jumped into the

water to try and save him, Corwin said.

The boy’s parents are from Elkhorn, Nebraska, and

were identified as Matt and Melissa Graves.

“The Graves family appreciates the support they have

received and have asked for privacy as they grieve the

loss of their son,” the sheriff’s department tweeted.