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(29,414 posts)[font size="4"]Update: Search continues to find boy snatched by Alligator at Disney resort[/font]
By AP | Posted: Wed 7:24 AM, Jun 15, 2016 | Updated: Wed 7:45 AM, Jun 15, 2016
Orlando, Florida Authorities in Orlando, Florida, are still searching for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and are hoping for the best.
Orange County Sheriff's spokesman Jeff Williamson said at a Wednesday morning news conference that it's still being considered a search and rescue operation and additional deputies will be joining the search.
The boy was with his family on vacation from Nebraska. The family of five was wading in the water of the Seven Seas Lagoon on Tuesday night when the alligator came out of the water and attacked.
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says the boy's father tried to rescue him but was not able to.
Authorities search the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa after an alligator dragged a two-year-old child into the water on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Orlando, Fla.
WESH TV in Orlando reports Florida Fish and Wildlife has euthanized four alligators already but could not find evidence those gators took the boy. Many Michigan families vacation in Orlando and hotels have been known to warn tourists anytime you see a lake on property, it is always possible an alligator is in it.