U.S. Army Recovers Remains of Soldier Missing in Morocco During Military Exercises
The U.S. Army has recovered the remains of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, a 19-year-old soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco. Collington, an air and missile defense crewmember, was part of a multinational search operation that included air, naval, and artificial intelligence assets. Her remains were transported by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces to a military hospital in Guelmim, Morocco. The incident occurred during African Lion, an annual military exercise involving over 7,000 personnel from more than 30 nations. Collington and another soldier, 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., went missing after falling off a cliff during an off-duty hike. The search operation involved over 1,000 U.S. and Moroccan personnel and various advanced technologies.