Wednesday, June 14, 2023

A Two-Year-Old Killed by an Alligator on This Day in History


This Day in History: Lane Graves was killed by an alligator on this day in 2016. Lane Graves, a 2-year-old boy from Nebraska, was on vacation and playing on the beach in Seven Seas Lagoon about 9pm on 14 June 2016, at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa just outside of Orlando, Florida when an alligator approached and dragged him under the water. Graves's body was found nearby the next day, intact and apparently drowned.

"Over the last 10 years, Florida has averaged eight unprovoked bites per year that are serious enough to require professional medical treatment. The likelihood of a Florida resident being seriously injured during an unprovoked alligator incident in Florida is roughly only one in 3.1 million, according to FWC." Source


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