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This whole story makes my insides wretch. I cannot imagine the hell the parents are living in right now. My husband said the same thing about the no swimming signs - he reasons that if the signs say no swimming that means you should not go in the water at all. While that might make perfect sense, I know that unfortunately some folks are so literal that they wouldn't swim in the water but will wade in it on the shore because that is not considered swimming. The sign posted above regarding 'no swimming, alligator sightings' would be much more appropriate to leave no doubt about the dangers in that body of water. However, as Kenny pointed out, I'm sure that Disney wants to make everything as friendly as possible because it makes a lot more money that way. They will pay this family a big settlement based on the scenario I laid out above and I'll bet that their signs will be a little more informative in the future.
Just a sad, sad set of circumstances. We took our family to Disney twice when they were growing up. I'd like to think that presented with those circumstances, I wouldn't have let the kids even wade in the water but I am just not going to pass judgment on them. I'm not there and can't see the exact place for myself. I can't fathom trying to wrest my child out of the jaws of an alligator (although I'm sure that was just a split second occurrence - they are very swift and very fast) so I will keep that small child and family in my heart tonight. I can't begin to imagine their mental state at this point but I am very glad that they found his little body intact. The images I had all day were the stuff nightmares are truly made of.
Just a sad, sad set of circumstances. We took our family to Disney twice when they were growing up. I'd like to think that presented with those circumstances, I wouldn't have let the kids even wade in the water but I am just not going to pass judgment on them. I'm not there and can't see the exact place for myself. I can't fathom trying to wrest my child out of the jaws of an alligator (although I'm sure that was just a split second occurrence - they are very swift and very fast) so I will keep that small child and family in my heart tonight. I can't begin to imagine their mental state at this point but I am very glad that they found his little body intact. The images I had all day were the stuff nightmares are truly made of.