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But a lot of those fears you have are irrational and rather foolish to be concerned about. Sharks don't kill people in any substantial number, you should be concerned with drowning.
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Yes, but I can swim, and so I have already taken steps to protect myself from drowning as much as possible. I can't swim faster than a shark though. Are you telling me you would enter water in Australia with signs saying "no swimming"? Maybe it's my own fear but I would not. And if I did, I would certainly be as vigilant as possible and definitely be very uncomfortable. What if a local told you they are shark infested waters? The likelihood of an attack is still pretty minimal. Would you go in? Not even saying you shouldn't be, but you'd have more guts than me, that's for sure.
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The parents in this case should have been concerned about drowning and that is all. Maybe car accidents driving to and from the airport as well. Alligators statistically don't eat people. And with no warning signs present that this lagoon presents an elevated risk at a resort that invests a lot of money in guest experience and safety why would you ever consider this potential.
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As I said, they should certainly have more appropriate signage posted at the beach if there is any risk of gator attacks, especially because it's a tourist spot. And again, as I said, I really don't blame the parents at all. But to think that a "no swimming" sign by a body of water in Florida doesn't instantly make you think of gators, I dunno, to me it seems disingenuous. Saying so isn't putting blame on the parents. Tourist naivety about the dangers there is something Disney should be doing it's most to protect against.