Gator grabs 2 year old at Grand Floridian?

[rteetz]

Family is staying at the GF

 

[birostick]

Heard they might've been wading in the water from what the sheriff described. That being said I've NEVER seen a gator on a beach area there. Just an awful nightmare situation

correct wading about 1 ft deep in the water

 

[rteetz]

Family has been there since June 12th

 

[glvsav37]

So tragic

 

[umichigan10]

correct wading about 1 ft deep in the water

Certainly not a good thing to be doing but again it doesn't seem like someplace youd expect a gator to stroll up to to be honest.

 

[rteetz]

Certainly not a good thing to be doing but again it doesn't seem like someplace youd expect a gator to stroll up to to be honest.

Signs are posted to not go in the water. It sounds like the child may have been the closest member of the family to the water.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

...in the water.

Just a awful event. Nothing left to be said.

 

[birostick]

In Florida gators are known to take small dogs so a child would be right up that alley unfortunately.

 

[umichigan10]

Signs are posted to not go in the water. It sounds like the child may have been the closest member of the family to the water.

Its all speculation and guesswork that we'll probably never know the full details of.

 

[rteetz]

That is all of the info for the time being.

 

[Iowamomof4]

That is all of the info for the time being.

Thank you for sharing all the updates.

 

[jujubiee4]

I wouldn't be able to survive this. I am so heartsick for all those involved.

 

[Dentam]

Thank you for sharing the updates. I hope they are able to recover the child. My heart is with this family.

 

[rteetz]

The press conference questions show how the media can add things to a story. Questions like what is the name of the lake? How long is the family there? When did they check in? Is the trip an annual event?

Is that really necessary?

 

[Maleffiecent41]

Gator eggs get ready to hatch in a month or so and sorry to say it but wrong place and wrong time and was probably a mother coming to check a nest in the shallows

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Certainly not a good thing to be doing but again it doesn't seem like someplace youd expect a gator to stroll up to to be honest.

100% incorrect. Walt Disney world is a swamp. It was chartered with the state with wildlife preserve provisions.

To think that they can control the vast area and animal populations on this type of scale is foolish.

I have to defend Disney here - the media line of questioning is silly. They do a damn good job of keeping wildlife in its place there. But it was never going to be failure proof.

And if theyre local...shame on them. They know better. It's an ecosystem and that doesn't need to be apologized for...

 

[Patricksp]

The Local news is saying that the SOUNDS of small children and dogs attract gators, I take the word of local news in Orlando.

 

[Dentam]

The press conference questions show how the media can add things to a story. Questions like what is the name of the lake? How long is the family there? When did they check in? Is the trip an annual event?

Is that really necessary?

Sounds like they are just trying to get facts for their reports. Although not sure why it being an annual event or not would matter. Name of the lake where it took place, yes, that's an important piece of info to include.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

The press conference questions show how the media can add things to a story. Questions like what is the name of the lake? How long is the family there? When did they check in? Is the trip an annual event?

Is that really necessary?

They have nothing else to ask.

The reality is that a child has been missing too long...he went into the deeper part of the water with the animal by witness accounts. And he is not old enough to defend himself or escape to shore.

And the search is damn near impossible at night.

There's really nothing else to say/ask.

 

[soniam]

No records of anything like this happening before.

Actually, attacks, not killings, have happened at WDW before. Someone posted this on another thread. What got me is that it seemed to be about an attack/month in the state, not just WDW or Orlando. But still, that's more than I expected.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-10-12/news/0260190168_1_hitt-alligator-fort-wilderness