– All-out search –
Rescuers used sonar, infrared cameras, floodlights and a helicopter in their search.
At least five gators have been captured and are being analyzed, authorities said, adding that one of them may have been the one to attack Lane.
“Remember, it is Florida. And alligators are indigenous to this region of the country,” Demings said.
“Disney has a wildlife management system that is in place and they have worked diligently to ensure that their guests are not unduly exposed to the wildlife here in this area,” he added.
Alligators are common in Florida but it is very rare for them to attack humans, Nick Wiley from the Florida fish and wildlife service told reporters.
Before this incident, there had only been 22 deaths from unprovoked alligator bites documented in Florida since 1948, according to the service’s website.
There was a no swimming sign at the lake, but no warning about alligators, he added.
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