The beach, located at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa across a lake from the Magic Kingdom, had “no swimming” but no warning about alligators.
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The Graves family released an emotional new statement on Saturday, June 18, days after their 2-year-old son, Lane, was killed by an alligator at Orlando’s Walt Disney World. Signs were added reading “Beware!”
In the statement, Wahler said Disney is evaluating processes and procedures, reinforcing staff training, and “expanding our communication to Guests on this topic”. An autopsy revealed that the Nebraska toddler’s death was caused by drowning and traumatic injury.
An alligator snatched the boy into the water Tuesday near the resort and his body was found the next afternoon. It was believed an alligator around 7-to-8 foot long had probably attacked the young child before dragging him into the lagoon.
Disney World officials finally put up a fence and posted warning signs Friday.
So far, at least six gators have been captured. A one stroke penalty is better than trying to outrun a gator.
When he and his wife were married at the edge of a country club lake several years back, a huge alligator sat on the shore across the water.
However, blogger and mother-of-four Melissa Fentonblasted those who have been bashing Lane Graves’ parents, who she said need comforting more than judgement.
“Words can not describe the shock and grief our family is experiencing over the loss of our son”.
The family have asked for privacy at this “extremely hard time”.
As word spread about the toddler’s death, friends and neighbors in the family’s hometown offered words of condolences and support. “They didn’t own the alligator”, he said. “What happened last night was a awful accident and one that is devastating to the entirety of Infogroup”.
According to the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elkhorn, donations, memorials, and mass intentions can be made in Lane’s name at the parish. The Graveses had actually previously launched a statement revealing their devastation and asking for personal privacy while applauding the work of authorities who searched for the kid. And they’re harmless, they’re not going to attack anybody’.
Luckily, alligator attacks are pretty rare. He said they are searching all day, but especially at night when alligators are more active because of cooler temperatures and less human activity. One mom shared chilling photos of her son playing in the very spot that Lane was killed only hours before the incident occurred. That number has been holding steady for the past five years, he said.
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“I saw something rapidly coming on him like a submarine and I looked and I went ‘oh my god that’s an alligator, ‘ and then boom I just reacted and grabbed him, thank God”, he said.
