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The 18-year-old boy who went missing in Florida earlier this month has been confirmed dead

Giovanni Pelletier's family confirmed his death to ABC 11 on Aug. 9, one day after a decomposing body was discovered near the area where the teenager was last seen

The young man, who was previously described as a protector, was a brother to four younger siblings

Giovanni Pelletier , a teen who went missing in Florida earlier this month, has been confirmed dead.

His family confirmed his death to ABC 11 on Saturday, Aug. 9, one day after a decomposing body was discovered near the area where the teenager was last seen.

Police said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that authorities "preliminarily determined" the body found belongs to Giovanni. They added, per ABC 11, that there wa

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