Body of second U.S. soldier who went missing in Morocco recovered
The Army identified the soldier as Spc. Mariyah Collington.
Updated on: May 13, 2026 / 7:50 PM EDT / CBS News
The body of the second U.S. soldier who went missing in Morocco earlier this month, where thousands of troops were participating in an annual training exercise, has been recovered, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
"U.S. Africa Command confirms the recovery of our second Soldier, Spc. Mariyah Collington," AFRICOM and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa said in a joint statement . "We mourn her loss and stand with her family and the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command community in this moment of grief."
Collington, 19, and 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., 27, disappeared May 2 in waters off Morocco's southern coast, near the Cap Draa Training Area, the Army said in a news release . Key's body was recovered May 9.
Collington's body was recovered Tuesday in a coastal cave about 500 meters from where the two went into the water, the Army said in a separate news release .
"Challenging ocean conditions, coastal terrain and the cave's accessibility complicated search and recovery operations throughout the effort," the Army said in a news release.