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Sheriff: Body of toddler found after Florida alligator attack
Rick Jervis, Doug Stanglin and Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY 5:11 p.m. EDT June 15, 2016
(Rest in the arms of the Lord, little child.)

ORLANDO — Authorities recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy dragged into the water by an alligator near a Disney resort, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Wednesday.

Members of the sheriff's office dive team located the remains of the toddler around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, nearly 17 hours after the reptile snatched the boy, Demings said. The body was discovered intact, he added.

Demings identified the parents as Matt and Melissa Graves of Elkhorn, Neb. The family was vacationing at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa in Orlando when the attack occurred in a man-made lake.

"It was a tough message to deliver to them," the sheriff said. He added the parents asked him to thank all the members of the public who prayed for the safe discovery of their little boy.

The 7- to 8-foot reptile grabbed the boy late Tuesday as he was playing in about a foot of water at the Seven Seas Lagoon at the resort. His father, who quickly rushed to the boy's aid, could not fend off the alligator and received minor injuries to his hand.

The boy's mother also rushed into the water, but when the frantic couple was unable to save their son, they alerted a nearby lifeguard who called 911.

Earlier Wednesday, Demings said the horrific ordeal was "not survivable." About 50 wildlife specialists, including trained alligator trappers, shifted from a search and rescue effort to a recovery operation, Demings said...

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/14/reports-alligator-drags-child-into-water-fla/85905266/