Overview
- A Moroccan team recovered 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr.’s remains Saturday morning local time along the shoreline near the Cap Draa Training Area.
- U.S. Army Europe and Africa said Key, 27, was identified and had served as a platoon leader with Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
- More than 1,000 U.S. and Moroccan personnel are still searching for a second missing soldier using aircraft, drones, ships, and ground teams, with help from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
- The soldiers disappeared May 2 during off-duty hiking near seaside cliffs, and officials say the incident is not believed to be tied to the African Lion training itself.
- Moroccan forces moved Key’s remains to a military hospital in Guelmim as the Army plans his return to the U.S., and commanders issued public tributes to his service.