Second body of missing U.S. soldier found in Morocco as investigation continues
The United States Army has confirmed the recovery of the body of its second soldier who went missing during a military exercise in Morocco.
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The United States Army has confirmed the recovery of the body of its second soldier who went missing during a military exercise in Morocco.
- The U.S. Army has confirmed the recovery of both soldiers who went missing during a military exercise in Morocco.
- She and First Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. disappeared earlier this month near Cap Draa during the African Lion military drills.
- The body of Specialist Mariyah Collington was found in a coastal cave, about 500 meters from her last known point in the water.
- Challenging conditions and tough terrain hampered the extensive search and recovery operations by both U.S. and Moroccan teams.
According to an official statement released Wednesday, a joint U.S.-Moroccan recovery team located 19-year-old Specialist Mariyah Collington within a coastal cave, approximately 500 meters from her last known location in the water.
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Mariyah, alongside a fellow U.S officer, First Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., disappeared earlier this month in the vicinity of Cap Draa.
The disappearance of the two U.S. service members immediately triggered a large-scale search-and-rescue operation military units from both the United States and Morocco.
They were part of this year’s iteration of the African Lion military drills, an annual multinational military exercise co-organized by the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.
Military officials noted that recovery operations were significantly hampered by precarious maritime conditions, challenging coastal topography, and the restricted accessibility of the cave system, as seen on Bloomberg.
This year's version of the military exercise involved the participation of over 5,600 personnel from more than 40 nations, including Ghana, Senegal, Tunisia, and Morocco.
A few days back, it was reported that a search team recovered the body of a U.S. soldier who went missing near a cliff during a military training exercise in Cap Draa, the U.S. Army said on Sunday.
According to the Army, Moroccan rescue workers found the soldier's remains in the ocean on Saturday, less than a mile from where he went missing on May 2.
The soldier was identified as Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a first lieutenant and platoon leader in an artillery squad.
According to early accounts, the soldiers may have fallen from a cliff into the ocean, and US officials had earlier stated that the incident seemed to be an accident rather than terrorism-related.
The incident is still being investigated.
