Bryan Vasquez, a 12-year-old autistic boy whose body was recovered Tuesday morning following a weekslong search, died of blunt force trauma from an alligator and drowning, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office said Wednesday.

Bryan escaped through the window of his Beaucaire Street home early on Aug. 14. His disappearance triggered a multi-agency search effort that ended Tuesday when his body resurfaced and was discovered by a United Cajun Navy volunteer's drone.

The New Orleans Police Department has also launched an internal investigation into their delayed response to the boy's disappearance.

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