It’s been just over a year since Nebraska couple Matt and Melissa Graves took a family trip to Disney World that would forever change their lives.
While vacationing at “the happiest place on earth,” the couple’s 2-year-old son, Lane, was snatched by an alligator at a beach area near Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.
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His parents watched the horror unfold, as the animal dragged Lane underwater. Matt even tried to wrestle his son away from the alligator, but to no avail.
The little boy’s body was found in the water the following day after relentless searching.
This week, Disney World unveiled a gold and blue lighthouse sculpture near the Seven Seas Lagoon beach, announcing that it has been constructed in Lane’s honor.