$25K Reward: Teen Last Seen in Manatee Co Week Ago After Sending Text 'Mom Help Me'

Search Continues for Missing NC Teen Who Texted Mom 'Help Me'

Officials are still searching for a missing teenager who, right before he disappeared in Florida, sent his mother a chilling text message.

REPORT: Missing Teen Texted 'Help Me' Before He Disappeared

A teenager who went missing while on vacation in Florida sent a text message reading, "Help me" before disappearing, according to ABC News.

Missing teen sent haunting text to mom before vanishing

Giovanni Pelletier, 18, was meeting his cousins for the first time in Englewood, Florida, when he vanished on August 1

Vanished in Manatee County: backpack, phone found after teen’s ‘Help Me’ text

He was believed to be traveling along I-75 with cousins, who told authorities that he exited the car as they traveled through Manatee County.

Family: Teen sent 'chilling' text to mom before vanishing in Manatee County

Officials say Giovanni Pelletier went missing on Friday, Aug. 1, while vacationing with family in Englewood before leaving to visit more relatives in Brevard County.

$25K reward: Teen last seen in Manatee Co week ago after sending text 'Mom help me'

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Nonprofit search group We Are The Essentials joined the search for missing teen Giovanni Pelletier. Thursday marked the group's fourth day of searching. They've covered ground in Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte counties so far. ‘We are grieving’: Several Citrus High School students involved in deadly crash, officials say The 18-year-old hasn't been seen since Aug. 1. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Offi…