BRADENTON, Fla. - A medical examiner has yet to make a positive identification of Giovanni Pelletier, the 18-year-old who went missing in Florida on Aug. 1, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

The District 12 Medical Examiner's Office says that further forensic testing is needed since the body is in an advanced state of decomposition.

On Saturday, detectives made the preliminary determination that the decomposed body found in a retention pond on Friday was Pelletier.

Pelletier's cousin, Morgan Hull, also told FOX 35 News that the body found did indeed belong to her cousin.

Detectives said they believe that Pelletier's body had been in the water for several days before floating to the surface.

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