2026年5月13日 / 美国东部时间晚上7:11 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
美国军方周三表示，本月早些时候在摩洛哥失踪的第二名美军士兵的遗体已被找到，当时有数千名士兵正在当地参加年度训练演习。
美国非洲司令部与美国陆军南欧特遣部队非洲分部在一份联合声明中称：“美国非洲司令部确认已找到第二名士兵，玛丽亚·科林顿专业军士。我们为她的离世哀悼，并在这悲痛的时刻与她的家人以及第10陆军航空与导弹防御指挥社区站在一起。”
陆军在一份新闻稿中表示，科林顿与小肯德里克·伦道夫·基特中尉于5月2日在摩洛哥南部海岸靠近德拉角训练区的水域失踪。基特的遗体已于5月9日被找到。
“将她寻回的搜救行动证明了联合行动所能达到的最佳状态，”美国非洲司令部与南欧特遣部队非洲分部称。“与美国联合部队一道，摩洛哥皇家武装力量从始至终都提供了地面、空中和海事资产——更重要的是，他们始终全力以赴。非洲之狮演习正是为了在这类时刻建立伙伴关系。摩洛哥证明了这些伙伴关系的意义所在。”
玛丽亚·科林顿专业军士 美国陆军
基特与科林顿当时都在摩洛哥参加名为“非洲之狮”的训练演习。国防官员此前曾告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，两人的失踪并非发生在训练过程中。一份初步报告显示，这两名军人当时和一群战友一起去徒步观赏日落，一名不会游泳的士兵落入水中。第二名失踪士兵跳入水中试图施救，但被海浪卷走。其他士兵试图营救两人，但未能成功。
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Body of second U.S. soldier who went missing amid training exercise recovered in Morocco
May 13, 2026 / 7:11 PM EDT / CBS News
The body of the second U.S. soldier who went missing in Morocco earlier this month, where thousands of troops were participating in an annual training exercise, has been recovered, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
“U.S. Africa Command confirms the recovery of our second Soldier, Spc. Mariyah Collington,” AFRICOM and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa said in a joint statement. “We mourn her loss and stand with her family and the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command community in this moment of grief.”
Collington and 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. disappeared May 2 in waters off Morocco’s southern coast, near the Cap Draa Training Area, the Army said in a news release. Key’s body was recovered May 9.
“The search that brought her home was a testament to what combined operations look like at their best,” AFRICOM and SETAF-AF said. “Alongside the U.S. Joint Force, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces contributed ground, air, and maritime assets — and more importantly, their full commitment — from the first moment to the last. African Lion builds partnerships for exactly these moments. Morocco proved what those partnerships mean.”
Spc. Mariyah Collington U.S. Army
Both Key and Collington were in Morocco taking part in a training exercise known as African Lion. Defense officials have previously told CBS News their disappearance did not happen during the training. A preliminary report said the two were part of a group of service members who went on a hike to watch the sunset when a soldier who couldn’t swim fell into the water. Defense officials said the second missing soldier jumped in to attempt a rescue, but was hit by a wave. Other soldiers attempted to rescue the two, but were unsuccessful.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
Emily Mae Czachor contributed to this report.
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