The incident happened one year ago today.
The lighthouse, which is the symbol of the Lane Thomas Foundation, will be built at a undisclosed location, reports the Orlando Sentinel.
Mark and Melissa Graves started the foundation to honor their son. As they said in a statement in 2016, “It is our hope to be able to share with others the unimaginable love Lane etched in our hearts.”
Since the tragic accident, Disney has installed a boulder wall between guest areas and the edge of the Seven Seas Lagoon, in addition to adding signs warning of reptiles.
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2017.