Sergio Candido is the managing editor for the South region at cbsnews.com, coordinating multiplatform news coverage for CBS Miami, CBS Texas and CBS Atlanta. He previously worked for outlets including ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — According to the New Orleans Coroner’s Office report, 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez died as a result of blunt force trauma by an alligator and drowning. Vasquez’s body was found near ...

Bystanders attempted to duct tape the alligator's jaws shut before authorities arrived to transport the gator to a private pond Deputies urged people not to engage with alligators, as it's dangerous ...

A missing 12-year-old boy with autism likely died following an alligator attack, police said Wednesday. A nearly two-week-long search resulted in his body being found in a New Orleans canal this week.