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BRADENTON, Fla. - After more than a week-long search, the body of Giovanni Pelletier, the 18-year-old who went missing in Florida on Aug. 1, has been found, according to family members.

On Friday evening, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) confirmed that a body had been found in a retention pond at the southbound off-ramp of Interstate 75 and State Road 70. The spot is near where Pelletier's backpack and phone were previously located. However, MCSO has not yet confirmed that the body found is of Pelletier.

On Saturday, Pelletier's cousin, Morgan Hull, told FOX 35 News that the body found did indeed belong to her cousin. Multiple family members also posted on Facebook to confirm the news, as did the nonprofit "We Are The Essentials," who was assisting with the sea

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