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Rescue personnel are searching for a 2-year-old boy who was attacked and dragged into the water by an alligator on the shores of Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa last night.

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says the search continues for the child in the Seven Seas Lagoon continues as they have yet to find him. However, the search is now being called a recovery effort.

Demings said the parents and their 3 children were vacationing from Nebraska and at the time of the attack, they were relaxing on the shoreline when the alligator attacked. Some media outlets are reporting that despite “no swimming” signs being posted, the boy may have been standing in approximately 1 foot of shallow water at the time of the attack.

Demings said the father unsuccessfully entered the water and tried to grab the child from the gator’s grip.

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