Authorities in Florida have released one of the 911 calls of last week’s alligator attacked at Disney World that left a 2-year-old boy dead.
Lane Graves was standing in shallow waters in a lagoon at a Disney hotel Tuesday night when he was snatched by an alligator and dragged further into the lake.
Divers found the child’s body about 16 hours after authorities first got the call that the alligator had taken the child from the water’s edge at Seven Seas Lagoon despite his father’s frantic attempt to save the child.
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However, in the emergency call released by Florida authorities the person on the phone described the incident as a drowning and wasn’t near the attack.
According to ABC News, County Reed officials believe the woman who made the call may have been an employee at the resort.
Here’s the full transcript as cited by ABC News.
“Please come to the Grand Floridian please, someone drowned in the Seven Seas lagoon lake,” the woman told the dispatcher.
“Where, what?” the dispatchers asks.
“Someone drowned in the Seven Seas lagoon lake,” the caller says.
“At the pool?” the dispatcher asks.
“No lake,” the caller responds.
“In the lake” the dispatcher said.
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“Yes,” the caller confirmed.
“You said they drowned there?” the dispatcher asked.
“Um, someone drowned there. I just stayed in the pool. Please come to Grand Floridian,” the caller said.
“Alright, stay on the line with me for just a second, we’ve got another call,” the dispatcher said.
The caller agreed to hold.
“Okay, um, all we hear — do you see the person right now?” the dispatcher asked.
“No, I didn’t. It’s just like um….the other lifeguard they have the information, but I’m in the pool and I’m talking with you. So I didn’t see anything,” the caller said.
“Are they now pulling someone out of the lake. Is that correct?” the dispatcher asked.
“Yes,” the caller responded.
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“Ok. We have no information, can you see them right now?” the dispatcher asked.
“No, I can’t see them,” the woman said.
The dispatcher asked the woman to get a cellphone and move closer to the scene to get more information.
“Okay, okay. Just give me a second. Ok. Call you right back now,” the woman said.
“Go over to where they’re at, call 9-1-1- ask for Reedy Creek, okay?” the dispatcher requested.
The caller agreed as the dispatcher reassured that help was on the way.
“So you call 9-1-1 right?” the caller asked again.
“Yah, we’re on our way right now,” the dispatcher said.
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“Okay just give me a second, I will call you back and tell you more,” the woman said as the call ended.
Authorities have not released the second call.
Lane’s body was recovered Wednesday.
An autopsy showed the boy died from drowning and traumatic injuries.
–with a file from The Associated Press.
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