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Body of second missing US soldier recovered in Morocco

The body of the second of two US soldiers reported missing during an international training exercise in Morocco has been recovered, the US Army said Wednesday.

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00:00The U.S. Army said the body of the second of two American soldiers who went missing during a multinational
00:07training exercise in Morocco has now been recovered.
00:10The soldiers disappeared near a cliff along the Atlantic coast while taking part in the African Lion-26 military drills.
00:18The Army said the remains of both service members have been transferred to a Moroccan military hospital and then placed
00:26on a U.S. Air Force C-113 aircraft for repatriation to the United States.
00:31One of the soldiers has been identified as 19-year-old specialist Mariah Collington, whose body was found in a
00:39coastal cave on Tuesday.
00:41A major land, air and search operations was launched in the Cape Draa training area after the two soldiers were
00:49reported missing last Saturday.
00:51According to the U.S. Army, search and rescue operations have now concluded with focus shifting to recovery and repatriation.
01:01We'll see you there.
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