WMAL Interview - NICK WILEY - 06.15.16

INTERVIEW — NICK WILEY — Executive Director — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Toddler Dragged by Alligator Into Lake at Disney Resort in Florida, Search Underway. A search is underway for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged by an alligator into the water Tuesday evening at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened around 9 p.m. and, despite the hours-long search for the boy, officials remain optimistic. “We are very hopeful and hoping for the best,” Jeff Williamson of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference this morning.Orange County Sheriff’s Jerry Demings said rescue crews — including the Florida Fish and Wildlife, Reedy Creek Fire Rescue and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office – were actively looking for the child at the Seven Seas Lagoon early this morning in a search-and-recovery effort but had not found him.