Body of missing US soldier recovered in Morocco
PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative file photo — U.S. Army National Guard members are seen walking through the rotor wash of a Moroccan CH-47 Chinook as it lands during African Lion 2025 (AL25) at Cap Draa, Tantan, Morocco, May 17, 2025. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Forester via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS))
CHICAGO - A search team recovered the body of a U.S. soldier who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, the U.S. Army said on Sunday.
• Moroccan searchers found the remains on Saturday in the water within a mile (1.6 km) of where the soldier went missing on May 2, the U.S. Army said in a statement.
• The Army identified him as 1st Lieutenant 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 U.S. service members were participating in African Lion, the U.S. Africa Command's largest joint exercise between U.S. 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.
(Reporting by Heather Schlitz; Editing by Sergio Non and Paul Simao // REUTERS)
