A search team recovered the body of a US soldier who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, the US Army said on Sunday.Moroccan searchers found the remains on Saturday in the water within a mile (1.6km) of where the soldier went missing on 2 May, the army said in a statement.The army identified the solider as 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, a platoon leader in an artillery unit.A second soldier remains missing and search operations are continuing, according to the army.The US service members were participating in African Lion, the US Africa Command’s largest joint exercise among US forces, Nato allies and African partner nations.The largest part of the exercise takes place in Morocco, involving approximately 5,000 personnel from more than 40 countries, according to Africom.
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Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco
The body of US Army 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., who went missing during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, has been recovered.
ReutersThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-05-10 · 20:44 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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The body of US Army 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., who went missing during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, has been recovered. Moroccan searchers found his remains on Saturday within a mile of where he disappeared on May 2nd. Key was a platoon leader participating in African Lion, a large joint military exercise involving US forces, NATO allies, and African partner nations. A second soldier remains missing, and search operations are ongoing. The exercise, which involves approximately 5,000 personnel from over 40 countries, is primarily conducted in Morocco.
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The US service members were participating in African Lion, a joint military exercise.
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A second US soldier remains missing following the training exercise.
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Moroccan searchers found the remains within a mile of where the soldier went missing.
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The soldier, identified as 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, went missing on May 2nd.
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Body of a US soldier missing during a training exercise in Morocco has been recovered.
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