Body of US soldier who went missing in Morocco has been found and identified

Body of US soldier who went missing in Morocco has been found and identified29 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGrace Eliza GoodwinUS Army Europe and AfricaOne of two US soldiers who went missing off the coast of Morocco has been identified as First Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key JrThe body of one of two US soldiers who went missing last week during a training exercise in Morocco has been recovered, the US Army announced on Sunday. The army has identified the soldier as 27-year-old First Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, a platoon leader and air defence artillery officer from Richmond, Virginia.A Moroccan military search team found Key's body in the water along the shoreline within about a mile of the cliffs where both soldiers went missing on 2 May.US and Moroccan forces are using ground, air and maritime assets to continue their search for the other missing soldier. Brigadier General Curtis King, commanding general of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, said in a statement that the army is mourning the loss of Key."Our hearts are with his Family, friends, teammates, and all who knew and served alongside him," King said. "The 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Family is grieving, and we will continue to support one another and 1st Lt. Key's Family as we honor his life and service."Both soldiers were participating in African Lion 2026, an annual joint military exercise designed to strengthen operations between US forces, Nato allies, and African nations.African Lion is the continent's largest annual joint military exercise, and is hosted across Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia.The soldiers had been hiking with a group to view the sunset when one fell into the ocean, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported, citing a preliminary report. The other service members in the group then used their belts to form a human chain in an attempt to rescue the soldier, the report said, according to CBS. When t...