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Inquest Into Death of British Pilot at US Navy Base Suspended Pending US Documents

Assistant Coroner Richard Furniss suggested the April 29 death bore the hallmarks of suicide without confirming a criminal investigation

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Overview

  • The inquest into 24-year-old Costas Georgellis’s death was adjourned until US authorities provide additional records
  • Georgellis was found dead at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, with a shotgun wound to the head
  • Assistant Coroner Richard Furniss said the circumstances exhibited suicide hallmarks and declined to verify any criminal probe
  • The Loughborough University graduate and former hockey player received a full military funeral in Amersham on May 31
  • His parents have raised over £2,360 for Mind and The Brandon Caserta Foundation to support mental health initiatives