Second body of missing U.S. soldier found in Morocco as investigation continues

The United States Army has confirmed the recovery of the body of its second soldier who went missing during a military exercise in Morocco.

According to an official statement released Wednesday, a joint U.S.-Moroccan recovery team located 19-year-old Specialist Mariyah Collington within a coastal cave, approximately 500 meters from her last known location in the water.

Mariyah, alongside a fellow U.S officer, First Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., disappeared earlier this month in the vicinity of Cap Draa.

The disappearance of the two U.S. service members immediately triggered a large-scale search-and-rescue operation military units from both the United States and Morocco.

They were part of this year’s iteration of the African Lion military drills, an annual multinational military exercise co-organized by the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.