Brian Laundrie web sleuths speculate he was eaten by ALLIGATOR as human remains confirmed to be his

BRIAN Laundrie may have been eaten by an alligator as he hid out in a Florida swamp, web sleuths have speculated - as human remains found on Wednesday have been confirmed to be his.

Early Thursday, the Lee County Sheriff held a press conference at the site where Laundrie's belongings and some human remains were found.

During the conference, Sheriff Carmine Marceno said that the search is "challenging," adding that "water levels were up above almost the chest level."

He added that the waters were filled with animals, including alligators, which made the search more dangerous.

It was later confirmed via dental records that the remains belonged to Brian.

Concerned social media users have already begun giving their theories as to what happened to the fugitive fiance of murdered Gabby Petito - with some believing that Laundrie was eaten by an alligator via memes.

One user on Twitter wrote: "Brian Laundrie may be gator food."

Another wrote: "I would like to shake the alligator's hand that ate Brian Laundrie..."

In addition, many Facebook and Twitter users used memes to express suspicion that the Laundries may have planted evidence or known about their son's whereabouts prior to the search.

There is no evidence to suggest that this is true and authorities have not charged Brian’s parents with any wrongdoing.