NEW ORLEANS — First responders have now spent 6 days searching for the missing 12-year-old boy, Bryan Vasquez. Tuesday, more drones, divers, and boats were deployed on a nearby canal, while police and volunteers knocked on doors in the surrounding neighborhood.

An NOPD spokesperson told WWL Louisiana that, as of now, there are no immediate plans to drain the canal, which runs under Michoud Boulevard. A representative from the Office of the Governor had raised the possibility in an earlier interview.

Tuesday, a boat was seen clearing vegetation from a nearby canal outfall. A diver then searched the water.

Vasquez was reported missing on Thursday from his home in Village De L’Est. His mother told police he got out through a bedroom window. He is autistic and, his family says, does not res

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