Bryan Vasquez died from alligator attack in New Orleans lagoon: coroner

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A 12-year-old boy missing for nearly two weeks in New Orleans was killed in an alligator attack, authorities said Wednesday, after the boy’s body was recovered from a lagoon.

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office determined that Bryan Vasquez died from blunt force trauma due to an alligator and drowning, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters at a press conference.

Kirkpatrick said the boy’s death is considered "unclassified," and that an investigation remains ongoing.

Vasquez, who is non-verbal, was first reported missing by family on Aug. 14 after he reportedly escaped through a bedroom window, the New Orleans Police Department said. He was seen wandering alone and wearing only a diaper on doo