Lithuanian, Polish and U.S. soldiers and rescuers searched through the forests and swamps at the Gen. Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in the town of Pabradė, 6 miles (10 kilometers) west of the border with Belarus. The M88 Hercules armored vehicle was pulled from a peat bog Monday and the final body was recovered Tuesday.
"They sent them out, and he had messaged me at like 7:14 (a.m) that they were almost at the people," Franco said. "It was radio silence after that."
A fourth American soldier who went missing after their vehicle became submerged in a bog during training in the country was found dead Tuesday, the White House announced. “Tragically,
Three of the U.S. Army soldiers from Georgia's Fort Stewart who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead. Another soldier is still missing.
The soldiers, part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle were reported missing a week ago.
A U.S. armored vehicle that went missing in a swamp Lithuania has been retrieved from a swamp after a six-day search but there's no word on the four American soldiers in it, Lithuanian officials say.
Mystery as US Army vehicle pulled from swamp in Lithuania but soldiers still missing - The soldiers disappeared along with their vehicle during a training exercise at the General Silvestras Žukauskas
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U.S., Polish, and Lithuanian armed forces and authorities worked for six days to dig the M88 Hercules vehicle out of a peat bog.