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A U.S. Army worker was recovered dormant connected a riverbank respective miles from an airbase successful Honduras this weekend, authorities confirmed connected Tuesday.
The assemblage of 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano, 25, was recovered disconnected basal successful Comayagua, a metropolis successful the west-central portion of the country, the U.S. Army said. At 2:00 p.m. section clip connected May 3, a idiosyncratic reported uncovering a assemblage connected the banks of the Chiquito River, according to a newsletter from the Honduran National Police. Police instantly went to the scene, constabulary said, and launched an investigation. During a hunt of the area, constabulary recovered a damaged compartment telephone that allegedly belonged to Parisano, according to police.
Comayagua is astir 5 miles from Soto Cano Air Base, wherever Parisano was stationed. Parisano was determination connected leave, the U.S. Embassy said successful a statement.
The Honduran National Police said that the bureau had already identified suspects successful the case, and ruled retired robbery arsenic a imaginable motive.
The probe into Parisano's decease is being led by the Honduran National Police, successful coordination with the U.S. Embassy successful Honduras and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Department, the Army and Honduran National Police some said.
1st Lt. Marciano Parisano.
U.S. Army
Parisano was a UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot with the 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment, the Army said. He graduated from West Point successful 2023, past attended aviation grooming schoolhouse astatine Alabama's Fort Novosel. He earned the fertile of 1st Lt. connected Nov. 27, 2024. Soto Cano Air Base was his archetypal work station.
During his subject career, Parisano was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge [gold], Air Assault Badge, and Army Aviation "wings," the Army said.
"Our deepest sympathies are with the Parisano household and our Soto Cano household portion we mourn the nonaccomplishment of 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano," said U.S. Army Col. Daniel Alder, Joint Task Force-Bravo commander, successful a statement.
Kerry Breen is simply a quality exertion astatine CBSNews.com. A postgraduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she antecedently worked astatine NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers existent events, breaking quality and issues including substance use.
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