Posted on 06/15/2016 4:20:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
Authorities in Florida said at a news conference Wednesday they are still searching for a child who was attacked and dragged into the water by an alligator at a Disney resort.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jeff Williamson said authorities plan to continue searching the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney World’s The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and said it’s still a search and rescue operation.
Williamson said the 2-year-old boy was playing at the edge of the shoreline of the lagoon when the alligator came up and attacked the boy. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said earlier that the boy’s family is from Nebraska and they were on vacation with their three children at the resort when the alligator attacked.
Demings said the father had entered the water and tried to grab the child from the reptile, but was unsuccessful. The parents quickly alerted a lifeguard that an alligator had attacked the boy.
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I can see insurance for the children, so when anything happens to you they are taken care of.
One employee at the resort who did not want to be identified said in an email “There is such a problem on property with guests feeding the alligators thinking it’s cool.” There are two at the Buena Vista Palace that people regularly feed from balconies, he said.
“The only place there are no gators in Florida is in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.”
If you’re near an inlet or the mouth of a river, even then it’s no guarantee. Here’s an 11 footer in shallow surf on Holden Beach in North Carolina:
Surely you jest, everybody knows FL is full of gators, are you that naive?
Your attitude shows you are a fan of the nanny state and think people are not responsible for their actions.
FL is full of black bears too, if one wondered onto Disney land and mauled a tourist, should Disney be held liable? No, the ultimate responsibility for children rest with the parents, and unfortunately the parents didn't do their job.
An article in the Daily Mail shows a picture of a “Steep Drop-Off - Deep Water - No Swimming” sign on the beach at the Disney resort and states that there are no warning signs regarding alligators. A nearby Grand Hyatt resort does have alligator warning signs at their lake.
I read of a British family chased by an alligator on this same beach a week prior. They had lifeguards stationed, they were aware that alligators were present. Disney employees allowing the toddler to play in the shallows of the lake was a major mistake. The parents, being from the midwest, would not have perceived the threat, but the lifeguards should have.
Did I say anything about holding Disney liable? No! I said that people from the Midwest are not necessarily knowledgeable about the feeding and territorial habits of Florida alligators. And even if they’re aware that such creatures do exist in the Sunshine State, they probably didn’t give them much thought while at Disney World — a place that deliberately sets itself up as a fantasy land, a magical kingdom, a place far removed from the cares of the real world.
And unless you think that the parents deliberately fed their child to the alligator, your call to have them arrested is repulsive.
“Alligators do not invade our homes”
Sorry but you are wrong. Texas has alligators too and very often a TV news story will show alligators in a suburban Houston neighborhood.
There are people who have a business catching them from people’s yards and taking them away. The one I remember is a beautiful young blond woman who is fearless in her approach. Amazing to watch.
Obviously, and they paid a terrible price for their ignorance
your call to have them arrested is repulsive.
Why? There were "No Swimming" signs posted everywhere. Letting a toddler play in a lake here at night is negligence. What will they do next, go for a night swim in the Atlantic by New Smyrna Beach?
Yeah I have watched more episodes of those guys who catch gators in Florida than I care to admit. Almost in every case, there was either a pond or a waterway in the back yard. And the residents noticed the gator before any harm was caused.
The Burmese pythons on the other hand are deadly silent, and do not need water nearby to invade the back yard. Dogs, Cats and kids are subject to sneak attack by the python.
I grew up in India and all sort of snakes invaded our very large house all the time, because doors were never shut during the day to fight the heat. One time I was working on our water pump in the pump room, and caught a movement from the corner of my eye. I figured it was a cockroach, but got up and saw it was a huge black scorpion with babies and was extremely annoyed of my presence. Our cook almost fainted seeing the varmint because she knew how deadly that sting would have been.
Of course there is a pond lake or waterway in the area. Alligators live there but they do come out into yards. I can’t count the number of neighborhoods that are built on lakes. I am in favor of extinction where alligators are concerned.
A little over a month ago a family from Britain, spending two weeks at the same Disney Resort, had to make a run from a gator attack. As a stroke of luck, a Canadian family spotted the gator’s attack first, and shouted the alarm. The children were sufficient age; and, able to sprint out of the gators reach. Since that episode, the 10 year old daughter suffered PTSD episodes, and refused to go near water.
The recent attack shows a disregard for their guests from all over the world bordering on criminal negligence. With the current attack, four gators at last count were killed clearing the way for the search and recovery team. The Disney Resort areas may have just gained a reputation on par with Amity Island of Jaws fame.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/terrified-brit-family-chased-alligator-8197003
As for Brits & Canadians, they should stay home if they can't deal with the dangers in this great country.
Alligators are hunted in Florida.
You can hunt them in pretty much any public body of water.
Decades ago they were an endangered species, but hunting has been allowed for almost 30 years now.
You really that there is roughly 1 fatal alligator attack per year.
More people are killed by dogs than alligators.
tWO IN tEXAS THIS YEAR AND AT LEAST TWO IN FLORIDA.
Nope.
Two in Florida this year. Zero in Texas this year.
Three in Florida last year and one in Texas last year.
And there were zero in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
I would suggest that you learn 1) what averages are, 2) not to make stuff up, and 3) how to use the caps lock button.
I recall TWO incidents in recent months of late night swimmers being taken.One in a Texas bayou.
I know what averaging means.
I regard protecting dangerous predators over people as being against common sense.
Sure ,many people have died of other causes but that doesn’t make leaving alligators in proximity to humans a good idea.
EVERY home in America if not the world was once the home of some wild animal—but only a fool would imagine people and wild animals can share the same space.Of course the fools think re-introducing wolves to reduce deer populations is desirable despite the increased danger to pets and children,when increased hunting and repudiation of the Disneyfication of animals is the better answer.
The WORST invasive species are the government regulator and the related know-it-all do-gooder.
Poisonous snakes,wolves,coyotes,rats,mice,raccoons,deer,alligators,sharks,statists,and would-be dictators are a threat to normal people.
Hope you are ready to get rid of dogs, cows and horses as well. They kill far more people than alligators do.
Do you care to offer any evidence to back up your claims about the number of attacks? Or are we supposed to not question your statements because.... well because you said so?
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