Apparently the ‘Don’t feed the wildlife’ signs were being ignored.
Work continues at Walt Disney World beach resorts to keep alligators away from guests after a two-year-old boy was snatched from the beach line at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in June.
Immediately following the attack, a rope fence and warning signs were placed at Disney resorts that line the property’s Seven Seas Lagoon, where the incident happened. No fishing signs were placed at other resorts with lakefront access.
For the last five weeks, Disney workers have been constructing wide boulder walls along the Seven Seas Lagoon beach line, adding another barrier between guests and the lake.
According to a Disney spokeswoman, the wall was part of the company’s original safety plans after Lane Graves was dragged away from his family earlier this summer. Lane’s body was discovered 16 hours after he was taken. Autopsy results indicate the boy drowned during the attack.