US EditionNorth Carolina Teen Missing in Florida Sent Text: 'Mom Help Me'
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 7 – Giovanni Pelletier disappeared after sending multiple texts asking for help during a family visit, with a $10,000 reward offered for information, authorities said.
- On August 1, Giovanni Pelletier, an 18-year-old teenager, disappeared in Mims, Florida, and has been missing for nearly a week, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
- While visiting Englewood, Florida, with his mother and her fiancé, Pelletier planned to reconnect with relatives from his biological father’s family and see three cousins, his aunt said.
- In Bardenton, Florida, his family said he was abandoned on the side of the road, with his backpack and phone found the same day by a truck driver.
- Authorities have received many tips that unfortunately turned out to be inaccurate, as of Thursday, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said they do not have any updates and ask for information.
- Desiree Pelletier, his aunt, noted the family does not believe this is a runaway and that `something is not told right`, suspecting the behavior is not Gio's usual conduct.
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Nonprofit search group We Are The Essentials has joined in on 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. The 18-year-old hasn't been seen since August 1. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, the teen was vacationing with his family in Englewood before leaving to visit more fa…
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