Four alligators pulled from Disney lagoon where toddler boy was dragged into water

Wildlife officials have pulled four alligators from a lagoon at Walt Disney World after a two-year-old boy was dragged into the water by an alligator near the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa as his father frantically tried to rescue his son.

Meanwhile, Disney closed beaches on Wednesday at its resorts "in an abundance of caution", divers remained on standby and stunned summer visitors to the Magic Kingdom waited to hear news of efforts to find the child.