‘Kind and welcoming’ British pilot found dead at US Navy base with gunshot wound

Costas Georgellis, a 24-year-old British pilot training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on April 29, with an inquest suggesting the death had the “hallmarks of suicide.” His parents have initiated a fundraising campaign for mental health charities in his memory, while tributes from friends and Loughborough University’s hockey team highlight his kind spirit and adventurous life.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Costas Georgellis, a 24-year-old British pilot training in the U.S., was found dead with a gunshot wound, prompting an inquest that suggested it might be suicide, while his family and friends remember him fondly and raise money for mental health charities in his honor.

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