Snake bite at Disney park prompts wrongful death lawsuit
A family plan to sue Walt Disney World after a child was bitten by a snake at Animal Kingdom, which the family claims ultimately led to the death of the boy’s grandmother.
After witnessing the incident, the woman had a heart attack and died a short time later, family attorney Matt Morgan said.
According to Morgan the snake fell from a tree in October 2014 and bit the 8-year old boy.
He claims the snake escaped its enclosure at the park into a public recreational area.
A park representative told the News 6 media outlet the allegations ‘are an utter mischaracterization of the facts’.
Disney confirmed the boy was bitten and was treated by a park nurse, and the family then returned to the park for the rest of the day.
It was a wild, non-venomous snake and not part of the park’s animal collection, said Disney.
Morgan said the family, who have not been named, will file a formal lawsuit against Disney for injuries to the boy and wrongful death.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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