On Tuesday, a fourth body was found near Pabradė. JAV the soldier's body, private companies are preparing to leave the scene, and Lithuanian army preparing for relocation.
"After the armored vehicle was pulled out and the last missing soldier was found, private companies and business representatives are gathering their equipment and preparing to leave the scene, while Lithuanian army "The units are preparing for redeployment," the Lithuanian Armed Forces said in a statement.
ELTA reminds that early Monday morning, a sunken armored vehicle was pulled from a swamp near the Pabradė training ground and the bodies of three missing US soldiers were found. On Tuesday, the body of a fourth soldier was also found in the swamp.
Four soldiers with a tracked vehicle M88 "Hercules" went missing at the General Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in Pabradė last week - officials received a report about it on Tuesday. The missing - US soldiers are from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.
Shortly after the announcement, a search and rescue operation was launched, involving both Lithuanian and US soldiers, firefighters, the Air Force, border guards, allies from Poland and Estonia, and other officials and experts.
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office has already launched a pre-trial investigation to determine the cause of the soldiers' deaths.
Gytis Pankūnas (ELTA)
