The U.S. Army just confirmed the worst possible outcome after one of two missing soldiers was found dead in Morocco. First Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, a 27-year-old platoon leader from Richmond, Virginia, was recovered along the shoreline about a mile from the cliffs where both soldiers vanished on May 2. His body was transported to a local morgue and will soon be repatriated to the U.S. The search for the second soldier is still on with no new leads.
The grim discovery came after days of intense search efforts involving ground teams, aircraft, and maritime assets from both U.S. and Moroccan forces. More than 1,000 military and civilian personnel have been combing the area near the Cap Draa Training Area, close to the city of Tan Tan, since the soldiers were last seen. The operation is massive, but so far, it hasn’t turned up any sign of the second missing serviceman.
