BRADENTON, Fla. – A health worker has but to make a constructive identification of Giovanni Pelletier, the 18-year-old who went lacking in Florida on Aug. 1, in accordance with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The District 12 Medical Examiner’s Workplace says that additional forensic testing is required for the reason that physique is in a sophisticated state of decomposition.
On Saturday, detectives made the preliminary dedication that the decomposed physique present in a retention pond on Friday was Pelletier.
Pelletier’s cousin, Morgan Hull, additionally instructed FOX 35 Information that the physique discovered did certainly belong to her cousin.
The health worker mentioned that no foul play was discovered in the course of the post-mortem.
Detectives mentioned they consider that Pelletier’s physique had been within the water for a number of days earlier than floating to the floor.
What you are able to do:
Anybody with info is requested to contact the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace non-emergency quantity (941) 639-2101.
The backstory:
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Workplace has been working this case alongside the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Workplace and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Workplace since Pelletier was reported lacking on August 1 close to the east aspect of Interstate 75 at State Highway 70.
Pelletier was vacationing in Englewood with household from North Carolina when he went to go go to kinfolk on Florida’s east coast.
He received right into a automobile with a cousin from his organic father’s aspect of the household, together with two of the cousin’s associates, however in accordance with kinfolk, Giovanni had by no means met the boys in individual. He had solely spoken to 1 cousin on the telephone earlier than.
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After reconnecting together with his organic father’s aspect of the household, Pelletier made plans for his cousins to choose him as much as see extra household in Brevard County.
About 25 minutes into the automobile trip, Pelletier despatched a message to his mom: “Assist me.”Â
He additionally despatched comparable messages to different relations.
That is when Brevard County deputies say his cousins instructed them that Pelletier started appearing erratically earlier than exiting the automobile and strolling away close to State Highway 70 in Manatee County.Â
His telephone and backpack had been the one issues discovered and Pelletier was not heard from once more.
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The Supply: Info for this story was supplied by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Workplace.
