The authorities say that the Black Hawk pilot was found dead on the bank of the river in Honduras. Police investigation

A US military soldier was found dead on the bank of a river several miles away from an air base in Honduras this week, the authorities confirmed on Tuesday.

The US military said that the body of First Lieutenant Marceiano Parisano, 25, was found outside the base in Kumayagua, a city in the western part of the country. At 2:00 pm local time on May 3, a person reported that a body was found on the banks of the Chiquito River, according to a newsletter from National Police Honduran. The police said the police immediately went to the scene, and launched an investigation. While searching the area, the police found a damaged cell phone claiming to belong to Parisano, according to the police.

Comayagua is about five miles from the Soto Cano Air base, where Parisano is stationed. Parisano was on vacation, the American embassy He said in a statement.

Honduran National Police said that the agency had already identified the suspects in the case, and ruled out the theft as a possible motivation.

The investigation of Parisano’s death leads the national police in Honduran, in coordination with the American embassy in Honduras and the US Army’s criminal investigations and the army Honduran National Police Both said.

The army said that Parisano was a UH-60 Pilot with the first battalion, 228 flying regiments. He graduated from West Point in 2023, then enrolled in the Fort Novosel Aviation Training School in Alabama. He won the rank of First Lieutenant on November 27, 2024. The Soto Kano Air Force Base was his first workplace.

During his military career, Parisano won the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service, the Efficiency Bader in the German Armed Forces (gold), an air attack badge, and the army’s flight wings, “said the army.

“Our deepest sympathy for the Parisano family and the Soto Kano family while we are sad for the loss of First Lieutenant Marceiano Parisano,” said Daniel Alder, the joint leader of the joint work squad in a statement.