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Giovanni Pelletier, 18, went missing on August 1st after exhibiting erratic behavior and exiting a vehicle along I-75 in Florida.

Pelletier's body was recovered from a Manatee County retention pond on August 8th.

An autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death and whether foul play was involved.

Family members of Mims native are mourning his death after his mysterious disappearance last week and the discovery of his body in a Manatee County pond late Friday, Aug. 8.

The search and grim discovery followed a week of prayers, social media posts and volunteer search parties from Manatee County to Brevard. Late Friday, a decomposed body was pulled from a retention pond. An autopsy could determine if foul play was a factor, or if drugs or alcohol were involved.

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