BRADENTON, Fla. - A body found in a retention pond during a search for a missing teenager has been identified by the medical examiner as 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier.

Pelletier’s family and detectives said that the body belonged to the North Carolina teen who disappeared a week earlier, but the medical examiner was not able to make a positive identification and said additional forensic testing was required due to the condition of his body.

The cause of death remains undetermined pending toxicology results, which are expected to take several weeks.

Detectives said they are pursuing multiple leads to learn more about the circumstances surrounding Pelletier’s death, but added that there are no signs of foul play.

The backstory:

Pelletier was on vacation in Englewood with family from

See Full Page