MILAN, Italy (WISH/AP) – Italian police say they found the body of missing airman, Staff Sgt. Halex Hale.
His body was found by the Livenza river.
According to the release, the body was spotted around 9:30 a.m. local time by a citizen. They immediately contacted the police.
The Air Force issued an all-points bulletin Friday for Hale. The 24-year-old from Middletown, Indiana, is assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, about 50 miles northeast of Venice.
Hale was last seen on the evening of July 2 at a cookout at a friend’s house in Sacile, Italy, about nine miles from the base.
His mother, Amy Hale, said her son left that cookout on foot to visit another friend’s home about 15 minutes away but never arrived.
Her husband, Lance Hale, traveled to Italy on Friday as the search for their son continues.
He was found less than a kilometer away from the site of his disappearance.
His father and a member of the military confirmed his identity.
The cause of death has not been released.What others are clicking on: