06-05-2025
US Army Blackhawk pilot found dead in Honduras river after mysterious disappearance
Angelo Marciano Parisano, a US Army pilot, was discovered dead in Honduras. He went missing after a night out with friends. A confrontation occurred at a bar before his disappearance. Parisano ordered a taxi but never reached the base. Honduran authorities and the US Army are investigating. A partially burned cellphone was found near his body.
The US Army and local Honduran authorities have launched an investigation to unravel the mystery behind Lt. Parisano's death. (Representative image)
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A 25-year-old US Army pilot, 1st Lt. Angelo Marciano Parisano , was found dead on May 3 in the Chiquito River near Comayagua , Honduras. He was reported missing a day earlier after visiting a US Army and local Honduran authorities have launched an investigation to unravel the mystery behind Lt. Parisano's from Texas's Cibolo, Parisano was stationed at Soto Cano Air Base in south Comayagua and served as a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Read: Black Hawk chopper mid-air scare near Pentagon with two airlines put more than 200 lives at risk According to reports, Parisano had gone out to a local bar on the evening of May 2 with friends. One of the friends, Brayden Smith, said they were involved in a confrontation with another group at the bar. Parisano reportedly ordered a taxi to return to base but never body was discovered around 2 pm local time on Saturday, May 3, after Honduran firefighters responded to a nearby grass fire. A citizen then alerted them to a body floating in the river. A partially burned cellphone, believed to belong to Parisano, was also found in the authorities are reviewing security footage and interviewing those with him in his final hours. While robbery has been ruled out as a motive, several suspects have been identified. Officials have stated that they are pursuing a strong line of investigation but withhold details for strategic a statement, US Army Colonel Daniel Alder, commander of Joint Task Force-Bravo, said: 'It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts; we acknowledge the passing of Lieutenant Marciano Parisano… He served our unit and mission here at Soto Cano Air Base with dignity, pride and courage.'Parisano became engaged to his fiancée, Alley Singley , on April 19. According to Smith, he had plans to introduce her to friends over Memorial Day weekend. Parisano was off duty and on a liberty pass when he went missing.
