Body of missing American student found in Rome's Tiber

The body, which was found by Ponte Marconi, was formally identified by the the student's parents, according to Rome daily, Il Messaggero.

Solomon had arrived in the Italian capital on Thursday to undertake a five-week course at John Cabot University.

The student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison was reported missing the next moing by his flatmate, who “was worried when he did not see Beau at orientation that moing”, John Cabot University said in a statement on its website on Sunday.

The friend had reportedly lost contact with Solomon at around 1am while together at a bar in Rome’s popular Trastevere area, Ansa reported.

Police and family reportedly said his credit cards have been used since his disappearance.