Man tried to open alligator’s mouth as it snatched his son

The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June reached into the animal’s mouth in an attempt to free his son’s head from the reptile’s jaw, according to a final report on the death released by Florida’s wildlife agency.
Man tried to open alligator’s mouth as it snatched his son

The Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission report said the 2.1m alligator bit 2-year-old Lane Graves’ head as the boy bent down at the edge of a lagoon at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, and that the boy died from a crushing bite and drowning.

Separately, the Orange County sheriff’s office released its report and ruled the death an accident.

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