US EditionBody of Missing Teen Found in Florida After He Texted Mom for Help
MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 10 – Giovanni Pelletier's decomposing body was found in a retention pond after a week-long search by family and authorities, with no immediate signs of foul play, officials said.
- On August 1, 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier, vacationing in Florida, sent his mother a text saying "Help me" before going missing near Interstate 75 and State Road 70.
- Pelletier's cousins reported he acted erratically, pulled a knife, and left the vehicle, leading to his disappearance and prompting multiple family search efforts.
- On August 8, a search team employed by the Pelletier family discovered a decomposed body in a retention pond, which Manatee County detectives preliminarily identified as Pelletier based on evidence from the scene.
- The medical examiner found no trauma or foul play, but further forensic testing and an autopsy completed Sunday are pending to confirm cause and manner of death.
- Authorities continue investigating with family concerns about the cousins' involvement, and law enforcement experts question inconsistencies in their accounts and the critical timeline.
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