Sheriff: Toddler’s body recovered intact after alligator attack
Posted on June 15, 2016
(Source: WESH/CNN)
“LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL (RNN) – The body of a 2-year-old boy who was dragged by an alligator into a Disney resort lake has been recovered, according to the Orange County Sheriff.
Sheriff Jerry Demings said a dive team found the body at about 1:45 p.m. ET, and he and a Catholic priest informed the family.
The sheriff said the body was recovered intact, not far from where it was pulled into the lake at about 9 p.m. Tuesday. There will be an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The announcement came at quickly called news conference about two hours before the scheduled update.
He identified the parents as Matt and Melissa Graves of Elkhorn, NE. The child’s name was Lane Graves.”
