Human remains found inside alligator trapped from New Orleans lagoon where Bryan Vasquez was attacked

NEW ORLEANS —

Human remains were found in an alligator believed to be the animal that attacked and killed 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez.

The New Orleans Police Department says the remains were discovered inside the alligator, which was trapped in the lagoon on Sevres Street, where Vasquez's body was found after a week-long search.

"As part of the ongoing investigation into the death of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries trapped an alligator located in the lagoon on Sevres Street," the New Orleans Police Department said.

The alligator was transported to a facility in Lacombe for dissection and to remove the human remains.

They turned the remains over to the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office for identification.

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