Number of alligators captured at Disney doubles since 2-year-old's death

Lane Thomas Graves died last year after being attacked by an alligator at Walt Disney World. (Contributed photo/Lane Thomas Foundation)

The number of alligators captured at Walt Disney World has more than doubled since a Nebraska boy was killed during an alligator attack at the Orlando resort last year.

News 6 reported Florida wildlife records show that state-contracted trappers have captured more than twice as many alligators since the June 2016 attack - from 45 to 95 - as compared to the 15 prior months.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved Disney for a special permit to allow them to exceed state limits and remove nuisance alligators from its waters.

On June 14, 2016, 2-year old Lane Graves died after an alligator pulled him into the water as he played near the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The alligator involved in the attack, along with six others, were captured shortly after the incident.

Disney later added signs and additional fencing at the resort. The amusement park also dedicated a gold and blue lighthouse sculpture on the shores of the Seven Seas Lagoon to the young boy.

The boy's family established the Lane Thomas Foundation, a nonprofit group that raises awareness of children in need of organ transplants.

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