The beach area is part of the luxury Grand Floridian resort, across the lake from Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park. The water was dark Tuesday night as searchers looked for the boy, Williamson said. Williamson said the boy was at the edge of the water, probably about a foot or two into the water, when the alligator attacked. Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahaler said everyone at the resort was devastated by what happened and Disney is helping the family. The effort was still considered a “search and rescue operation,” said Jeff Williamson, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Source: National Post June 15, 2016 05:37 UTC