A missing two-year-old boy has been found dead in the mouth of an alligator at Dell Holmes Park and Lake Maggiore in Florida, USA.
According to ABC News, the boy, Taylen Mosley, who was found on Fridaydeclared missing on Thursday, when authorities found his mother, Pashun Jeffery, stabbed to death in their home in Petersburg, Florida.
In a statement by a police spokesperson, Yolanda Fernandez, the 21-year-old Taylen’s father, Thomas Mosley, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
His counts are one for Jeffery, his 20-year-old wife, and one for Taylen.
ABC News said while searching the area, detectives spotted an alligator with an object in its mouth, St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway said in a press conference.
After firing one round, the alligator dropped the object, which was identified as the body of Taylen Mosley, Holloway said. His body was recovered completely intact, and the alligator was killed, the chief said.
“We didn’t want to find him this way,” Holloway said. “But at least we can bring some closure to that family.”
Authorities have not yet determined a cause of death for Taylen.