The body of the two-year-old boy who was dragged into the water at Walt Disney World resort in Orlando by an alligator has been found.
The boy has been identified as Lane Graves, the son of Matthew, 42, and Melissa Graves, 38, of Elkhorn, Nebraska. His identity was revealed by the Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon.
Lane had been playing in the man made lagoon which wasn't very deep around 9:20pm when the alligator attacked and dragged him underwater.
A Disney lifeguard said the boy was 10 feet from the shore when the alligator believed to be between 4ft and 7ft long attacked him. He said they all tried to save the boy while the Dad was wrestling with the alligator but they didn't succeed.
He said: 'We have lifeguards on duty at the play area but at the beach we don't have any lifeguards because you're not supposed to be in the water,' the lifeguard said.
Speaking during a live press conference, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said: “There is no doubt in my mind the child was drowned by the alligator”.
He confirmed members of the diving team discovered the boy’s body “intact” at around 1.45am local time.
He confirmed members of the diving team discovered the boy’s body “intact” at around 1.45am local time.
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