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Giovanni Pelletier was seen sprinting down an embankment near where he was later found dead in Florida, authorities told reporters at a news conference

"There's no one chasing him. There's no one around him," Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said

Wells said one of the men who was with Giovanni told authorities that after they smoked weed together, Giovanni started "tripping," but his mom still wants answers

Florida authorities are sharing new details about their investigation into the strange death of an 18-year-old from North Carolina , who went missing earlier this month while visiting relatives — only for his body to be discovered days later in a pond.

Giovanni Pelletier was seen on video sprinting down an embankment near where he was later found dead, authorities t

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