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WEB EXCLUSIVE: FL Sheriff speaks on gator attack at Disney

Posted at 11:29 AM, Jun 15, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-16 00:03:53-04

Orange County, Florida Sheriff Jerry Demings  spoke with KMTV's  Emily Szink after officials recovered the body of 2-year-old Lane Graves. 

Elkhorn native Graves was dragged by an alligator Tuesday at the Walt Disney Resort.

Sheriff Demings tells Emily Szink that the Graves family sobbed after learning  that their son was found. 

Sheriff  added that the parents then thanked him for finding their toddler so they can have an appropriate burial.

Watch the full interview above.