It is terribly sad and I cannot imagine what the parents are going through.   The headlines are a bit misleading though.  The child was in the water, not up on shore.

 

"The attack happened at an area of the lagoon where “no swimming” signs were posted, Demings said. The boy wasn’t swimming in the water, but playing on the edge, about a foot or two into the water, Williamson said."

 

The Seven Seas lagoon connects to multiple other bodies of water and there is no way to keep alligators out of water in Florida.   One has to assume that any natural body of water in Florida has Alligators, Snakes or other potentially hazardous things in it.   

 

It was a mistake to allow the child to enter the water.  The alligator just did what alligators do unfortunately.  Horrible price to pay for a mistake.   Prayers for the family.

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