Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco
Key takeaways
- Participants conduct a detainee evacuation operation during the 22nd edition of African Lion in Agadir, Morocco, on 9 May.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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.
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Participants conduct a detainee evacuation operation during the 22nd edition of African Lion in Agadir, Morocco, on 9 May. Photograph: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Participants conduct a detainee evacuation operation during the 22nd edition of African Lion in Agadir, Morocco, on 9 May. Photograph: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP/Getty Images US military Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr was participating in largest military exercise among US, Nato allies and African nations
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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.