Overview

• United Cajun Navy volunteers detected a heat signature with a thermal drone on Aug. 26 and guided authorities to remains about 200 yards from where Bryan was last seen.
• The Orleans Parish Coroner’s preliminary finding cites blunt force trauma consistent with an alligator and drowning, with the precise timing of death still unclear.
• New Orleans police say the death inquiry is unclassified and ongoing, foul play has not been ruled out, and no arrests have been made as detectives pursue all leads.
• Investigators obtained a warrant and seized multiple phones as part of the probe, while an internal review examines a roughly five-hour delay in the initial police response.
• Police asked state wildlife officials to remove nuisance alligators from the canal, and officials noted Bryan’s nonverbal condition and history of wandering as factors in the search.