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Recovery efforts for the bodies of five Italian divers who died in an underwater cave near Alimathaa, Maldives, were suspended due to bad weather; among the divers was Monica Montefalcone, and authorities paused search and recovery operations until conditions improve.
The U.S. Army and Moroccan partners completed the search and rescue for two missing soldiers from Africa Lion 26 near Cap Draa, confirming the recovery of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington and repatriation of both soldiers’ remains (alongside 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr.); the operation involved 1,000+ personnel across air, sea, and land and is now under investigation.
Two Singaporean hikers, Heng Wen Qiang Timothy and Shahin Muhrez bin Abdul Hamid, were found dead beneath rock debris after Mount Dukono erupted on Halmahera, Indonesia, with a third victim, Indonesian woman Enjel, also killed; about 150 rescuers searched a dangerous crater rim amid ongoing volcanic activity, and 17 other hikers survived. Authorities closed the four-kilometer crater zone and are reviewing possible negligence by tour operators as ash plumes rose high into the sky. The bodies were recovered in a complex operation, and autopsies are planned as investigations continue.
The U.S. Army says 1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr.’s body was recovered along the Moroccan shoreline after he went missing during the African Lion 26 training exercise; a second U.S. soldier remains missing as hundreds of U.S. and Moroccan personnel continue the multinational search.
The remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. were recovered from the Atlantic near Cap Draa, Morocco, after he and a second soldier disappeared during the African Lion exercise; a large-scale search by U.S. and Moroccan forces continues for the second missing soldier, while Key’s family mourns his loss.
Remains of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., an Army Air Defense Artillery officer, were recovered in the Atlantic after he and a fellow soldier went missing during a recreational hike near Morocco's Cap Draa Training Area in the African Lion exercise; a multinational search with hundreds of personnel and assets continues for the second missing soldier, as the U.S.-led exercise involves thousands of personnel from more than 30 nations.
The body of a missing hiker was found on the Mt. Brown Trail in Glacier National Park with injuries consistent with a bear encounter. Wildlife and law enforcement are assessing for bear activity as the area is closed during the investigation, and the victim’s name will be released after next-of-kin notification.
Rescue crews found a missing hiker's body on Mount Brown Trail in Glacier National Park; injuries are consistent with a bear encounter, authorities are assessing bear activity as the investigation continues, and the victim's identity remains withheld pending family notification, marking the park's first fatal bear attack since 1998.
A missing hiker’s body was found about 2.5 miles up the Mount Brown Trail in Glacier National Park, with injuries consistent with a bear encounter. The victim’s identity is being withheld, the trail section is closed, and investigators are assessing bear activity and public safety concerns.
The U.S. military is searching for two U.S. Army personnel who disappeared in Morocco during the Africa Lion multinational training exercise; they were last seen near sea cliffs and were not conducting training at the time, as about 10,000 participants from 20 nations take part. A joint U.S.-Moroccan search, including aerial and naval assets, is ongoing.
Two U.S. service members are missing after an incident during the African Lion 2026 joint exercises near the Cap Draa Training Area in Morocco; a multinational search-and-rescue operation is underway and the incident is under investigation, with officials saying it is likely an accident and not terrorism or kidnapping.
Two U.S. service members are missing off Morocco’s southern coast during the African Lion training exercise. A large search-and-rescue operation is underway, and the drill has been paused as U.S. and Moroccan forces search the area; officials say the incident was an accident unrelated to the exercise, and no names have been released.
A strong tornado ripped through Enid, Oklahoma, including Vance Air Force Base, causing extensive damage to homes and utilities, prompting search-and-rescue operations and injuring at least 10 people with no fatalities reported as of early April 24; officials urged residents to avoid the Grayridge area while responders assess the destruction and Governor Stitt pledged state assistance.
An elderly male passenger, believed to be in his 70s, went overboard from the Carnival Splendor during a four‑night cruise from Sydney. Authorities launched a major search and rescue operation off the coast near Brisbane, with AMSA coordinating multiple boats, helicopters and aircraft as the ship altered course. The incident has delayed the Splendor’s return to Sydney and postponed the next sailing’s embarkation, with Carnival communicating revised timings to guests while authorities investigate.
Cadaver dogs from the U.S. Coast Guard are being deployed to the Bahamas to help locate Lynette Hooker, the American mother who disappeared after falling overboard from a dinghy as she and her husband headed to their yacht; her husband, Brian Hooker, was briefly arrested after the disappearance but released without charges and has continued aiding the search.