Police said on Wednesday that a 12 -year -old boy suffering from autism died after a crocodile attack. As a result of a long discovery of about two weeks, his body was found in the New Orleans Canal this week.
The New Orleans Police Department said Brian Vaskes was first reported to be missing on the morning of 14 August, when he was allegedly run away from a bedroom window on the east side of the city, said the New Orleans Police Department. Waske’s, which is non -perceptible, was seen on the doorbell camera footage, wearing only a diaper and walking on the road around 5:20 am that morning. His body was found to be located by a drone on Tuesday.
The boy’s mother, Hilda Waskes told New Orleans Advocate/Times-Pikayune That his son often used to get away from his head to a nearby playground. However, he recently moved to a new house.
Bryan’s disappearance led to a major discovery which included several agencies, volunteers, airbots and bloodhounds.
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As the local and state employees comb the area, criticism was on the reaction of the delay of the New Orleans Police Department. Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick said that there was a difference of about five hours when the boy’s disappearance and an officer who reached the spot. The boy was found at a distance of about 200 yards from where the search began. Kirkpatrick said that it is possible that his body started again after he died, which is common in drowning deaths.
A police department spokesperson confirmed CBS News in an email on Wednesday that Orleans Parish Koroner determined the cause of Bryan’s death, “a crocodile was drowning with blunt trauma to suit the attack.”
As a result, the case has now infected an investigation into an indiscriminate death under the leadership of the Homoid Division of the Police Department from a missing juvenile investigation, the spokesman said.
The spokesperson revealed, “The detectives are actively chasing every lead and reviewing all the circumstances around Brian’s death.” “At this time, no person has been charged or identified as a suspect. The investigation is open and active, and updates will be shared as they are confirmed.”
In a separate news release, city officials described Bryan as “a bright, charismatic and energetic young boy, whose pleasure and the soul touched the lives of his family, friends and community.”
Kirkpatrick said that he has asked the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to ask the region to remove the “nuisance” crocodiles where Bryan was found.
According to the wildlife agency, hunters catch and extract more than 1,000 disturbances every year in an attempt to reduce the encounters between crocodiles and humans. Louisiana is home to the largest crocodile population in the country.
