Divers have hooked a second rope to the sunken armored vehicle in a swamp at the Pabradė training ground, the United States Navy (JAV) headquarters of the army in Europe and Africa.
"Now that the second rope is attached, the Hercules can be secured to prevent it from sinking further into the swamp," the US European and African Command's Facebook page reads.
It is said that work on pulling the armored vehicle should begin early in the morning.
"This process is expected to be time-consuming and will require considerable effort, as the terrain surrounding the peatland remains difficult. However, this will not deter rescuers," the US military wrote.
Chief of the Defence Staff Remigijus Baltrėnas confirmed on Sunday evening that divers managed to hook the first rope to the sunken armored vehicle at the Pabradė training ground.
ELTA reminds that on Tuesday, at 16.45:XNUMX p.m., a report was received about US soldiers and a tracked vehicle missing during exercises at the General Silvestras Žukauskas training ground in Pabradė.
On Wednesday afternoon, the US military confirmed that an M88 Hercules tracked vehicle submerged in a swamp had been found.
The US Embassy says the missing are from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.
Lithuanian officials insist that the bodies of the missing soldiers have not yet been found, so all versions are being investigated.
On Wednesday NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the deaths of four US soldiers in Lithuania, but his spokeswoman soon clarified this information, insisting that the Alliance leader was talking about "news reports that have emerged" but did not confirm the deaths.
Gailė Jaruševičiūtė-Mockuvienė (ELTA)
