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Teenager Giovanni Pelletier's cause of death has been determined, according to an autopsy report obtained by PEOPLE

Pelletier, 18, was last seen alive in Florida on Aug. 1, shortly after arriving from North Carolina

His body was found a week later

Teenager Giovanni Pelletier 's cause of death has been determined months after his body was found in Florida.

According to the North Carolina teen's autopsy report, which was obtained by PEOPLE, he drowned in the retention pond where his decomposed remains were found in Manatee County on Aug 8. His manner of death was listed as accidental.

“Although some autopsy findings may be obscured due to the advanced decomposition there was no evidence of significant antemortem trauma," the medical examiner wrote, adding that video evi

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