Three of the four US Army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania last week when their vehicle sank in a swamp have been found dead, but the search for the remaining soldier continues, US and Lithuanian officials said on Monday, the 31st of March, reports Reuters.
On Monday, it was reported that after six days rescuers at a Lithuanian military training ground had pulled the armoured vehicle carrying the soldiers out of the swamp.
“It is with deep sadness and grief that I received the news of the tragic death of three US soldiers,” Lithuanian President Gitanos Nausėda wrote on X. “Lithuania mourns with the American people.”
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said the search for a fourth soldier would continue.
“I want to express my sincere gratitude to the U.S. soldiers, sailors and our loyal allies in Lithuania and Poland for their unwavering commitment to finding our fallen soldiers,” Driscoll said in a statement.
The soldiers and their vehicle went missing on Tuesday last week at the Pabrade training ground near the border with Belarus.
Three of four US soldiers missing in Lithuania found dead
