Giovanni Pelletier, a teen who went missing in Florida earlier this month, has been confirmed dead. His family confirmed his death to ABC 11 on Saturday, Aug. 9, one day after a decomposing body was discovered near the area where the teenager was last seen.

An 18-year-old boy from North Carolina has not been seen or heard from since Aug. 1--the same day he sent his mother a frightening two-word text message. Giovanni Pelletier was on a family trip to Florida with his mother,

Officials say Giovanni Pelletier went missing on Friday, Aug. 1, while vacationing with family in Englewood before leaving to visit more relatives in Brevard County.