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Remains of 2nd US soldier, 19, gone missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered

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Remains of 2nd US soldier, 19, gone missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered The remains of the second US Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, US military said Wednesday.

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What happened

Remains of 2nd US soldier, 19, gone missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered The remains of the second US Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, US military said Wednesday.

Why it matters

Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Taveres, Florida, is the second US soldier who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco.

Common ground

Collington served as an air and missile defense crewmember and was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, US Army Europe and Africa said in a statement.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Taveres, Florida, is the second US soldier who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco.”
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Multiple sources identify Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington as one of the two soldiers who fell off a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike in Morocco.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hike.The two soldiers fell off a cliff during an off-duty recreational hike in Morocco. T…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/13/second-us-sold…
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web search NEUTRAL — The soldiers plummeted over the edge of the cliff during a recreational hike near the Cap Draa Training Area on May 2 — hours after they both participated in the African Lion war games.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/world-news/remains-of-us-soldi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer who was one of two U.S. soldiers who fell off a cliff during a recreational hike in Morocco while off duty. He was 27 years old.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/10/remains-us-soldier-…
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Claim 2: “The remains of another soldier, 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, were recovered last week”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., a 14A Air Defense Artillery officer, had his remains recovered prior to the second soldier.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
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Claim 3: “The remains of the second US Army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the remains of the second US Army soldier missing in Morocco have been recovered, ending a multinational search operation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America date back to the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and specifically since 1777 when Morocco under Sultan Mohammed ben Abd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–United_States_relation…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR; Arabic: القوات المسلحة الملكية المغربية, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah) are the military forces of Morocco. They consist of the Ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Armed_Forces
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Royal Moroccan Army (Arabic: القوات البرية الملكية المغربية Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah al-Maghribiyah) is the branch of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces responsible for land-based military o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Moroccan_Army
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Claim 4: “Collington served as an air and missile defense crewmember and was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, US Army Europe and Africa”
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The evidence provided describes the assignment (Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command) as belonging to 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., not Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington.
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web search NEUTRAL — Key was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, part of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, based in Germany. He served as a platoon leader and Air D…
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-05-10/us-soldier-…
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web search NEUTRAL — He was a platoon leader assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. His body was found along the shoreline roughly one mi…
https://t.me/rnintel/60625
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web search NEUTRAL — 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command.Paul A. Zavislak III, the Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment incoming commander, assumes command from Capt. John W. Hupp III, …
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8249427/charlie-battery-5th-b…
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Claim 5: “The two soldiers were reported missing May 2 after participating in African Lion, the annual multinational military exercises held in Morocco.”
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Web search results confirm the soldiers fell off a cliff on May 2, hours after participating in the African Lion war games/exercises in Morocco.
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web search NEUTRAL — Statistical process control (SPC) or statistical quality control (SQC) is the application of statistical methods to monitor and control the quality of a production process.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign up for the SPC Installer newsletter and stay informed when it comes to new product releases, technical information and installation tips & tricks.
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