Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco
1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr was participating in largest military exercise among US, Nato allies and African nations
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.
RIP 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. It’s heartbreaking that he died during a training exercise in Cap Draa, especially with the largest military exercise among US, NATO, and African nations underway.
I hope the Army thoroughly investigates what caused him to go missing near that cliff. A mile from where he disappeared in the water sounds like there might have been a fall or strong current.
Thoughts go out to his family. It’s a reminder that even in peacetime exercises, our servicemen face real dangers. The Moroccan search team did their best to recover him.