The body of a two-year-old boy snatched by an alligator at a Disney resort in Florida has been recovered.
The child, named as Lane Graves, was paddling in a foot of water on a beach beside the Seven Seas Lagoon on Tuesday night when the animal dragged him away.
Boats, a helicopter and scores of police officers were involved in the search – and a body has now been recovered.
Lane is believed to have been drowned by the alligator.
Sheriff Jerry Demings said he had informed parents Matt and Melissa Graves, from Elkhorn, Nebraska.Of course the family was distraught but somewhat relived that they had found his body intact,” he said.
A family friend released a statement on behalf of the couple thanking well-wishers for their “thoughts and hope-filled prayers”.
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