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The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office has revealed the cause of death for a nonverbal 12-year-old found dead in a lagoon Tuesday morning. Advertisement

According to Coroner Dwight McKenna, Bryan Vasquez's cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma from alligators.

Vasquez went missing Aug. 14 after he left through the window of his bedroom at 5 a.m.

A nearly two-week search ended after volunteers found his body in a lagoon.

The investigation has now switched from a missing person to an unclassified death investigation.

Vasquez's parents were issued a search warrant by the New Orleans Police Department, according to a family spokesperson.

The spokesperson provided WDSU images of what appea

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