5.5.2026
Two US soldiers reported missing in Morocco during military exercises died in the Atlantic Ocean, US defence officials have revealed.
The soldiers and many others were participating in the yearly “African Lion” maneuvers organised by the by United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), but they decided to go for sightseeing on their free time last Saturday.
They and other colleagues left the Cap Draa Training Area, near the desert city of Tan-Tan, to scale some nearby clifftops and watch the sun setting to the west at about 9.pm local time. One of the soldiers who couldn’t swim fell into the sea; efforts by the others to rescue him proved abortive.
According to CBS News one other soldier decided to jump in to try to save their colleague, only to be hit by a wave. When neither could make it back to shore, a third entered the ocean but could not reach them and had to return for their own safety.
On Tuesday multiple aircraft, drones, divers and ships searched for the two soldiers along the country’s southwestern coastline.
“The incident remains under investigation, and the search is ongoing,” AFRICOM said in a statement. “Our focus is on the service members involved and their families.” With agency reports