More than a week after the disappearance of Giovanni Pelletier, the teenager who was last seen in Mims, Florida, authorities have found a body in the area where he went missing.

The body of 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier, who had sent a final "Mom, help" text message, was discovered more than a week after he went missing. MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - The body of a North Carolina teenager who disappeared more than a week ago after sending a "disturbing final message" to his mother has been found in a Florida retention pond.