Three of the four U.S. Army soldiers who disappeared in Lithuania last week after their vehicle became submerged in a peat bog have been discovered deceased at the location. The search for the fourth soldier is still in progress, as reported by the Lithuanian president on Monday.
Three of the four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania last week after their vehicle sank in a peat bog have been discovered deceased at the location, while efforts to locate the remaining soldier are still underway, as reported by the Lithuanian president on Monday.
Earlier that day, Lithuania announced that rescuers had retrieved the armored vehicle belonging to the missing soldiers from a military training area in the Baltic nation.
“It is with profound sadness that I received the news of the tragic loss of three U.S. soldiers,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda stated on the social media platform X.
“Lithuania stands in mourning alongside the American nation,” he added.
Nauseda confirmed that the search and rescue operation would persist until the fourth soldier is located.
