US Military Recovers Remains of 2nd Soldier Who Went Missing in Morocco

The recovery ends the search for two soldiers lost during an annual training in Africa.

U.S. and Moroccan military forces take part in the 20th edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, on May 31, 2024. Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo

U.S. military rescuers and Moroccan military mountaineers recovered the remains of the second of two American soldiers who went missing on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area in Morocco during a training session.

The soldier was identified as Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Tavares, Florida, U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced May 13.