2 year old boy snatched by alligator at Disney World

[missmuffet]

Very sad

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/15/no-question-toddler-snatched-by-alligator-is-dead-police-say.html

Orlando authorities directing the frantic search for a 2-year-old boy snatched Tuesday night by an alligator on the grounds of a Disney resort now say "there is no question" the child is dead.

[Guest shiloh357]

Prayers for the parents.   They are suffering inconsolable grief.   I am praying the Lord sends them supernatural comfort and peace that only He can give.  I also pray that He sends those who can minister His love to them. 

I cannot imagine going through something that horrendous without the Lord to lean upon.

[missmuffet]

24 minutes ago, shiloh357 said:

Prayers for the parents.   They are suffering inconsolable grief.   I am praying the Lord sends them supernatural comfort and peace that only He can give.  I also pray that He sends those who can minister His love to them. 

I cannot imagine going through something that horrendous without the Lord to lean upon.

Yes, definitely prayers for the family. Can you imagine? What a nightmare

[missmuffet]

The two year old's body has been recovered. Now the family can have closure.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/15/body-2-year-old-boy-snatched-by-alligator-recovered-sheriff-confirms.html?intcmp=hpbt2

[MorningGlory]

This is one of the worst stories I've ever heard but who can you blame?  The parents WERE right there with him, the alligator doesn't know right from wrong and Disney takes great care to catch and remove alligators from that property.  It's just a tragedy and there is no blame for anyone.  May the Lord bring His peace and comfort to those poor parents!

[missmuffet]

13 minutes ago, MorningGlory said:

This is one of the worst stories I've ever heard but who can you blame?  The parents WERE right there with him, the alligator doesn't know right from wrong and Disney takes great care to catch and remove alligators from that property.  It's just a tragedy and there is no blame for anyone.  May the Lord bring His peace and comfort to those poor parents!

Yes I agree. Such a sad story. Now if my son was near a body of water here in Oregon or Washington I would make sure he had a life jacket on and watch for his safety but an alligator would definitely not be a safety factor. Drowning would be. Where are all the alligators? In the South? A while ago I read a story about a woman who was in Alabama or somewhere around there and she layed her baby on a blanket because they were at a picnic by the water. She was only gone a couple of seconds and this same thing happened. I think if I were a parent I would be paranoid enough to not go near the water.

[ayin jade]

I saw a gator when I was at disneyworld, and when I asked an employee about it, she told me they are quick to catch any gators they see. 

There are signs at that hotel telling people not to swim. I think it is because of the amoeba brain eating thing. I was told that at other hotels in disneyworld. Even though the child was not swimming, it was in the water. But who would think alligators would be a problem at a tourist attraction? If I hadnt seen one, I certainly would not have thought it was a problem.

The death of the child is bad enough. The death caused by this, and the media sensation with it .... how can they ever get over this? At least, according to one article I read, the child was intact. The family is grateful for that. 

[MorningGlory]

1 hour ago, bopeep1909 said:

Yes I agree. Such a sad story. Now if my son was near a body of water here in Oregon or Washington I would make sure he had a life jacket on and watch for his safety but an alligator would definitely not be a safety factor. Drowning would be. Where are all the alligators? In the South? A while ago I read a story about a woman who was in Alabama or somewhere around there and she layed her baby on a blanket because they were at a picnic by the water. She was only gone a couple of seconds and this same thing happened. I think if I were a parent I would be paranoid enough to not go near the water.

Alligators are only found in the southern U.S., as far as I know, and only in fresh water.  They are not prone to attacking humans but a small child looks like prey to them.  We don't have many here in Texas but Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida have millions of them.  They are so numerous in Louisiana that the state issues hundreds of thousands of hunting tickets each year to control the population.  All in all though, the chances of being attacked by an alligator are minimal.  I still wouldn't have a small child any where near the water down here though; an alligator is undetectabloe until it grabs you.

[missmuffet]

1 minute ago, MorningGlory said:

Alligators are only found in the southern U.S., as far as I know, and only in fresh water.  They are not prone to attacking humans but a small child looks like prey to them.  We don't have many here in Texas but Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida have millions of them.  They are so numerous in Louisiana that the state issues hundreds of thousands of hunting tickets each year to control the population.  All in all though, the chances of being attacked by an alligator are minimal.  I still wouldn't have a small child any where near the water down here though; an alligator is undetectabloe until it grabs you.

I have read about them coming out of the water if they see prey.They can snatch their prey so fast.  And a human would be prey. Yes, I have heard of people having them in their driveways in Louisiana. Ewwww....that would really creep me out.

[ayin jade]

1 hour ago, bopeep1909 said:

 I have heard of people having them in their driveways in Louisiana. Ewwww....that would really creep me out.

Did you see both videos of the gigantic alligator on the golf course? That thing was huge!