A body was discovered in a retention pond in Manatee County, Florida, near the location where Giovanni Pelletier's backpack was found. The body appears to be male, but identification is pending. Giovanni, from North Carolina, went missing during a vacation in Florida. Investigators have started with leads from individuals who were with him. An expert indicated that knowing who last saw him provides a stronger basis for the investigation. Discrepancies in the cousins' account of Giovanni's behavior have also been highlighted as suspicious.
"Normally in these kinds of investigations, you have somebody disappears, you have no leads, you don't know who was with them last, you don't know where they were last, and you're kind of starting from scratch."
"They're going to do phone work on everybody involved, talk to any witnesses, and they've got some great leads."
"Adding that he pulled a knife on us and then he's the one texting help, I need help, that story's not going to stand up."
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