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Disney World tragedy: Officials recover boy's body

<p>An alligator dragged a toddler into a lagoon near a Disney World hotel Tuesday night. And as of early Wednesday morning, searchers had not yet recovered the 2-year-old boy.</p><p>It happened <a href="http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/159512496-story" target="_blank">around 9:15 p.m.</a> at the Seven Seas Lagoon near the Grand Floridian Resort. </p><p>"The father was very nearby, and the child was playing in the water just a foot or so into the water, and the alligator came up and attacked," <a href="http://www.wftv.com/news/florida/search-continues-for-toddler-attacked-by-gator-at-disney-resort/343562764" target="_blank">Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings</a> told the media.</p><p>The boy's family was visiting from Nebraska. His father jumped in to try to save him but was unsuccessful.</p><p>Sheriff's deputies, fish and wildlife officers and an alligator trapper are searching for the boy.</p><p><a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/deputies-still-searching-for-missing-2-year-old-boy-dragged-into-water-by-alligator-at-disney" target="_blank">A vice president for Disney World Resorts said</a>: "Everyone here at the Walt Disney World Resort is devastated by this tragic accident.  Our thoughts are with the family. We are helping the family and doing everything we can to assist law enforcement.” </p><p>This is the third tragic incident to happen in Orlando in less than a week. On Saturday, a man <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/christina-grimmie-s-killer-might-ve-gone-to-concert-just-to-shoot-her/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Outbrain-Website" target="_blank">shot and killed singer Christina Grimmie </a>after a concert. And on Sunday, <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/witnesses-say-the-orlando-shooter-had-been-to-pulse-nightclub-before/" target="_blank">a gunman shot and killed 49 people</a> at a nightclub, making it the deadliest mass shooting in American history. </p><p><i>This video includes images from </i><i><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chad_sparkes/25115475215/in/photolist-EgnnLK-wv8nJx-96hih7-96edBk-96edt2-96heBj-96edkp-96edXn-96ed1K-4RDsBe-96heeS-96hfdb-96hfvs-6KFD3o-96eg6Z-96egLF-96hhgo-96hhDQ-7CF9B4-96hiu7-aXbwWD-4RHCS9-4RHChW-4RHCLG-88Fe7U-4RHDjE-4RDsmX-4RDrYk-4RDsjn-4RDt7n-4RHCWb-4RHCvj-4RDrZT-4RDs8P-mAUjiQ-4RHDAY-4RDs3i-4RDt54-4RDs4Z-4RDsNv-4RDsSn-4RHDn1-4RHDvC-4RHCnG-rpnwzZ-8MoGiZ-4RHD43-cChcFS-cChamm-4RDsd4" target="_blank">Chad Sparkes / CC BY SA 2.0</a></i><i> and Getty Images.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/these-are-the-victims-of-the-orlando-nightclub-shooting/">These Are The Victims Of The Orlando Nightclub Shooting</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/severely-ill-5-year-old-who-said-she-wanted-to-go-to-heaven-has-died/">Severely Ill 5-Year-Old Who Said She Wanted To Go To Heaven Has Died</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/father-says-his-son-was-branded-with-i-need-lunch-money-stamp/">Father Says His Son Was 'Branded' With 'I Need Lunch Money' Stamp</a></li></ul>
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Authorities have recovered a toddler's body from a Disney World lagoon after he was snatched and dragged into the water by an alligator on Tuesday evening.
 
Divers recovered the body of 2-year-old Lane Graves of Ekholm, Nebraska at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. The body was found about 15 yards out from the shore and under six feet of water.
 
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Wednesday it was unlikely the parents, Will and Melissa Graves, would be charged.
 
"There's nothing in this case to indicate that there was anything extraordinary" in terms of neglect by the parents, Demings said.
 
According to the sheriff’s office, the boy was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon, a man-made lake, near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa on Tuesday around 9:30 p.m. local time. 
 
The sheriff's office believes that the cause of death was drowning.
 
Demings said the family of four — including two children — was vacationing from Nebraska. The family was relaxing on the shoreline when the alligator suddenly attacked the toddler.
 
The alligator is estimated to be between four and seven feet long. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission has reportedly euthanized five alligators in the hopes of finding the boy's remains, but have had no evidence they caught the right animal. 
 
Demings explained that the boy's father entered the water and tried to grab him from the alligator, but was unsuccessful. He walked away with scratches on his hands. His parents then alerted a nearby lifeguard of the incident.
 
 
A helicopter hovered over the Victorian-style hotel while officials with Reedy Creek Fire Rescue, Orange County and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission assisted in the search.
 
More than 50 law enforcement personnel searched the lagoon in addition to an alligator tracker and two marine units in an effort that continued through the night, Williamson said. 
 
The hotel, one of three on Walt Disney World's monorail line, is an upscale luxury resort owned by Disney and located right next to the Magic Kingdom amusement park.
 
George Kalogridis, President of the Walt Disney World Resort, issued the following statement on Wednesday evening.
 

"There are no words to convey the profound sorrow we feel for the family and their unimaginable loss. We are devastated and heartbroken by this tragic accident and are doing what we can to help the family during this difficult time. On behalf of everyone at Disney, we offer our deepest sympathies."

 
While there are no signs around the area warning of alligators, there are notices posted against swimming in the lake.
 
The incident is just the latest heartbreaking event to hit the city of Orlando in the last week, coming on the heels of a nightclub shooting that left 49 people dead, as well as the shooting death of singer and former "The Voice" contestant Christina Grimmie.