India, Aug. 13 -- The mother of North Carolina teen Giovanni Pelletier has shared a heartbreaking post after his death, expressing her sorrow over not being able to protect her son. Pelletier was recently found dead after going missing. On Saturday, August 9, a decomposing body was found near the area where Pelletier was last seen.

Pelletier's family confirmed to ABC 11 and on social media that the body indeed belonged to the teenager, but Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells told the New York Post on Monday, August 11, that an autopsy failed "to make a positive identification."

In a Facebook post, the teen's mother, Bridgette Pelletier, wrote, "My heart will continue to ache everyday for the rest of my life because I couldn't be there to ...