Remains of 2nd US soldier missing in Morocco discovered
Key takeaways
- The deceased service member was identified as Spc.
- The two soldiers fell off a cliff into the ocean during an off-duty hike near the Cap Draa Training Area during African Lion 26 – a multinational military exercise held annually in Morocco and led by the U.S.
- Collington served as an air and missile defense crew member and was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, according to the Army.
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The deceased service member was identified as Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Taveres, Fla., the Army said in a Thursday press release.
Collington along with 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. went missing during military exercises in Morocco, setting off a multinational search operation that deployed more than 1,000 U.S. and Moroccan military and civil personnel across air, naval and artificial intelligence equipment.
The two soldiers fell off a cliff into the ocean during an off-duty hike near the Cap Draa Training Area during African Lion 26 – a multinational military exercise held annually in Morocco and led by the U.S. The incident remains under investigation.