For a number of days SSgt. Halex Hale, USAF, has been missing. Unfortunately, his whereabouts are now known.
Per Italian authorities, SSgt. Hale’s body has been recovered from a river near Sacile, Italy. He is believed to have drowned.
Hale had been missing since attending a cookout roughly 10 days ago. He left the cookout – leaving behind his car, credit cards, and cell phone – to walk to a friend’s house nearby. He was not seen again alive.
Hale had approximately 6 years service in the USAF, including a tour in Afghanistan.
Rest in peace, Staff Sergeant. May God comfort your surviving friends and family.
Sad. I’ve been there. RIP Sergeant.
Rest in peace..
Somehow there seems to be more to this story, maybe not but it seems like there should be more. Who leaves behind their cell phone, wallet, etc..at a party and walks away?
…Sadly, I suspect from past experience that he got a little tipsy and decided to go for a walk.
Mike
RIP.
The timing seems a bit suspicious, what with that other American kid who got thrown off a bridge in Italy just recently.
Just to clarify, I don’t mean the airman did anything suspicious, just that it’s odd that two Americans end up being found dead in rivers in Italy in a short period of time.
I concur, R.I.P. Sergeant.
Here’s the other incident I’m referring to:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/body-american-student-beau-solomon-found-rome-italy-n603331
Agreed. RIP Sergeant.
Hope this brings comfort to his family that his body was found.
Rest in Peace.
Rest in peace Staff Sergeant. God be with your family now.
Fair winds and following seas, Sergeant Hale.
You got TSgt in the first sentence there, Hondo.
RIP brother. Til Valhalla.
Damn, I thought I’d corrected that when the article was still in draft.
Thanks. It’s now fixed above.
So sad. Praying for his family. RIP, Sergeant Hale.