Deputies: Gator drags toddler into water near Disney resort

Deputies: Gator drags toddler into water near Disney resort

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a child who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando.

Multiple news outlets report that Orange County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rose Silva says the 2-year-old child was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Deputies are continuing to search the waters.

Silva says the child has not been found.

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