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Reports: Toddler dragged by gator into water near Disney's Grand Floridian
http://www.wfaa.com/news/nation/reports-toddler-dragged-by-gator-into-water-near-disneys-grand-floridian/244407569) ^ | 6/14/2016 | unknown

Posted on 06/14/2016 8:59:48 PM PDT by gop4lyf

BAY LAKE, Florida - Deputies are searching for a two-year-old child that reportedly was dragged into water around the area of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, according to WFTV and The Orlando Sentinel . According to Orange County deputies, authorities were told the child was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon.

A helicopter was sent above the area to search for the child above as authorities search by ground.

(Excerpt) Read more at wfaa.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: alligator; disney; disneyworld; florida; gator; grandfloridian; toddler
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To: marktwain

Liberals demand that you let gators eat people if they so choose, and attempting to resist the gator’s attack will result in the death penalty once liberals get their way.


41 posted on 06/14/2016 9:44:30 PM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: gop4lyf

Gators and terrorists are not the problem, the problem is Orlando. We need to ban that place.


42 posted on 06/14/2016 9:45:29 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When was the last time you heard a celebrity say, If Trump wins, I'm moving to MEXICO!)
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To: ilovesarah2012

I was there as a kid in the 90s and they’re all in the surrounding pool.


43 posted on 06/14/2016 9:46:50 PM PDT by struggle (The)
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To: gop4lyf

http://m.wesh.com/news/wesh-breaking-news/35579722


44 posted on 06/14/2016 10:01:15 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: JennysCool

How do you think they catch deer, dogs and cats which are magnitudes more alert and athletic than a two year old? Have you NEVER seen a wildlife documentary?

BTW, the child’s father was fighting the gator for the child. What was the mother doing?


45 posted on 06/14/2016 10:06:35 PM PDT by Rockpile (GOP legislators-----caviar eating surrender monkeys.)
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To: Rockpile

Where did you read that the father fought with the gator?


46 posted on 06/14/2016 10:07:28 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Rockpile

I missed the news about the father fighting the gator. Up until my post, the news had just been that the toddler was walking along the water when the gator struck. Apologies if I have been wrong about the event.


47 posted on 06/14/2016 10:09:01 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far.)
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To: Rockpile

I just listened to the press conference. Both parents went after the gator. I can’t imagine. My heart is broken. I have a one year old granddaughter.


48 posted on 06/14/2016 10:23:12 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

Gators are a protected species. Nuisance and menacing gators can be removed under certain conditions, but that does not provide a basis for the removal of all gators from a large lake. In addition, gators tend to pop up in new places in the spring and summer as they roam looking for mates, food, and better habitat. As aquatic top predators, when adult gators see food, their reaction is to try to feed. Sadly, small children are seen as food by gators.


49 posted on 06/14/2016 10:23:34 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: gop4lyf

The family is from Nebraska.


50 posted on 06/14/2016 10:24:33 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: RegulatorCountry

I just heard the live report

The gator took the little boy who was playing at the edge of the water in front of the father and the father did try to get the child out of the gators mouth . The mother was a few feet away with the baby and she tried too .


51 posted on 06/14/2016 10:24:45 PM PDT by Lera ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
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To: gop4lyf

link is bad


52 posted on 06/14/2016 10:25:29 PM PDT by Enchante (No lipstick on the PIAPS!! #NeverSHRILLARY)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Heartwrenching. No words.

Prayers up.


53 posted on 06/14/2016 10:28:02 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: RegulatorCountry

You are correct about the risks of such an event. Disney though has a massive injury claim defense team, hangs tough when cases go to court, and tries to settle for as little as possible. And, being both of good repute and economically important to the Orlando economy, Disney does not fear going to trial.


54 posted on 06/14/2016 10:33:50 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: SoCal Pubbie

Disneyland has no live gators


55 posted on 06/14/2016 10:36:43 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: marktwain

Ugh... baiting. Poor form.


56 posted on 06/14/2016 10:45:02 PM PDT by Alt Right (Newt 2012)
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To: Rockingham

Sounds like a reason to try to get a change of venue.


57 posted on 06/14/2016 10:45:14 PM PDT by sam_whiskey (Peace through Strength)
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To: Rockpile

the mother also jumped into the water to try to rescue the child.


58 posted on 06/14/2016 10:49:07 PM PDT by blueplum (March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?)
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To: Jane Long

horrible tragedy....prayers for the family....poor child...


59 posted on 06/14/2016 10:58:43 PM PDT by cherry
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To: marktwain
gator was approx. 4-7 feet per press conference.

there are not supposed to be any gators in the lagoon

May be a bit of paranoia with Disneyworld allegedly being an initial target by Orlando shooter, but I'd be checking surveillance tapes for strange vans or SUVs near the lagoon

60 posted on 06/14/2016 11:00:18 PM PDT by blueplum (March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?)
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