Body of toddler attacked by alligator at Disney resort recovered

The Grand Floridian Resort near Disney World
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Update Wednesday, 4:08 p.m.: CNN reports that the body of the toddler has been recovered. Our original post appears below.

The search is on for a toddler dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday night.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.