The Orleans Coroner’s office has released a preliminary cause of death for Bryan Vasquez, the 12-year-old special needs child found in a canal near his New Orleans east home 14 days after he disappeared.
According to the coroner, Vasquez was attacked by an alligator, before he drowned.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said the investigation into Vasquez’s death continues, including examining the five-hour response time by police when the child was first reported missing…