The family of Giovanni Pelletier is grieving after the missing teenager's body was recovered in Florida this weekend. Pelletier, 18, who hailed from North Carolina, disappeared on a recent trip to Florida to reconnect with members of his father's side of the family.

The family of 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier from North Carolina has confirmed that he is the person whose body was found in a retention pond in Manatee County last Friday. Pelletier’s body was discovered near Interstate 75 at State Road 70, following his disappearance while traveling to Brevard County.

Pelletier was a recent graduate of Fuquay-Varina High School in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, WTVD reported. Pelletier was last seen on August 1 while on a family vacation in Englewood, Florida, before leaving around 1:30 a.m. to travel with his cousins toward Brevard County to visit more family, according to the CCSO.