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Body of US soldier who went missing during training exercise recovered off Moroccan coast

The Independent·Akram Oubachir·22 days ago
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The remains of a U.S soldier, who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago , have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean , the army confirmed on Sunday. First Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 27-year-old Air Defense Artillery officer, was identified as the soldier found. He was one of two U.S personnel who fell from a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike. Both soldiers were reported missing on 2 May after participating in African Lion, an annual multinational military exercise held in the North African nation. Search efforts are continuing for a second missing serviceman. "A Moroccan military search team found the Soldier in the water along the shoreline at approximately 8.55am local time on 9 May, within roughly one mile of where both Soldiers reportedly entered the ocean," U.S. Army Europe and Africa stated.…

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