Remains of US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
More than 1,000 U.S. and Moroccan personnel are searching for the second missing soldier as recovery efforts expand into the Atlantic, officials said.
- Military recovery teams found the remains of 1st Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, May 9. Search efforts continue for the second American soldier who disappeared near Morocco's coast last weekend.
- The soldiers disappeared near the Cap Draa Training Area on the night of May 2 while off duty. Troops were hiking near oceanside cliffs when one fell, prompting a failed rescue attempt by the second.
- More than 600 personnel from the United States, Morocco, and other partners have joined the search-and-rescue operation. Teams have covered 12,000 square kilometers of sea and littoral zone, currently adding around 3,000 square kilometers daily.
- A U.S. military element remains in Morocco after the African Lion 26 exercise ended Friday to "provide command and control and continue search and rescue operations," according to the Southern European Task Force.
- Key served as an Air Defense Artillery officer assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment. He earned his commission in 2024 following graduation from Officer Candidate School.
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After Military Practice Disappeared: Moroccan Army Finds the Body of a Missing US Soldier in the Sea
At the beginning of May, two U.S. soldiers were reported missing in a military maneuver in southern Morocco. According to a media report, they probably went hiking after the exercises had ended. Now one of the men is being rescued from the sea dead. Meanwhile, the search for the second continues.
The search for a second soldier is still ongoing.
Off the coast of Morocco, the body of one of the two American soldiers who went missing there more than a week ago during a military exercise was found this weekend.
The body of one of two soldiers missing in Morocco has been found in the Atlantic, the U.S. military said. The remains have been taken to a military hospital and will be flown home. The search for the other soldier continues.
Since the beginning of May, two U.S. soldiers in the south of Morocco were considered to have disappeared. Now, one of the men was taken dead from the sea.
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