LA AVANI COOK: Missing from Covington, LA - 14 Aug 2021 - Age 10 *Found Deceased*

STPSO searching for missing girl with special needs

BATON ROUGE (BRPROUD) St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching in a heavily wooded area north of Covington looking for Avani Cook, a 10-year-old special needs child, who went m…

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STPSO searching for missing girl with special needs​

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching in a heavily wooded area north of Covington looking for Avani Cook, a 10-year-old special needs child, who went missing while playing outside her home in on the 25000 block of North Davis Rd.

Cook, a white female, who is exactly four ft. tall and 70 lbs., was playing outside her home with her mother and dog.

Her mother stepped inside for a moment and when she returned, the dog was there but the child was missing. She called 911 a little after 2:30 p.m. to report her missing.

Cook is described as having dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes.

Cook is non-verbal and suffers from medical conditions that may inhibit her ability to get around.

K9 deputies are on scene assisting with the search along with more than 15 deputies on foot and an ATV.

 

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*sigh*

UPDATE: Body of missing disabled child recovered from pond in Covington

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of missing 10-year-old Avani Cook at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night – five hours after the special needs child was report…

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BREAKING: Body of missing 10-year-old special needs child recovered from nearby pond in Covington​

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of missing 10-year-old Avani Cook at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night – five hours after the special needs child was reported missing by her mother.

According to the STPSO report, the girl apparently entered a nearby pond and drowned.

This is an ongoing investigation, but at this time, but investigators with the Major Crimes Division have yet to uncover any evidence that would indicate the child’s drowning is anything other than an accident.

“This is a horrible tragedy and my sincere condolences and sympathy goes to the family of the young girl lost, and for everyone who was involved with doing all they could to locate her safely,” said Sheriff Randy Smith.