Vilnius, Lithuania -Amen a vehicle missing in Lithuania was obtained from the swamp after a six -day search, but there is still no information about the fate of four US soldiers inside, Lithuanian officials said on Monday.
“The armored vehicle was extended ashore at 4:40 in the morning. The towing operation is completed, Lithuanian military police and US investigators continue their work,” said Defense Minister Dovilė Shakalienė on Monday on Facebook.
Soldiers underwent training exercises on the massive General Sylvesters Zhukuskas, training in the city of Pabradė if they were their vehicle It was reported missing in the early o'clock in the morning on TuesdayThe US Army said.
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“As long as the investigators do not have more details, we need to remain calm and concentrated, and keep in mind the sensitivity and problems of soldiers' families,” Shakalien posted on Facebook.
She realized to journalists that the first information about the fate of the soldier would be delivered by the US Army.
Soldiers, all of the 1st brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, carried out tactical training when missing.
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Hundreds of Lithuanian and US soldiers and rescuers took part in searches through dense forests and Bolotia around a sequel, which is just 6 miles west of Belarus. A M88 Hercules armored vehicle was discovered on Wednesday, plotted into 15 feet of water.
A A large -scale recovery operation Entered but 'water, thick dirt and soft ground around the site Difficult to restore effort And she demanded specialized equipment to drain water from the side and stabilization of the land, “to pull a 70-ton vehicle on the shore, the army said.
A statement on Friday, a public affairs department in Europe and Africa, said that “a high -capacity pump, cranes, more than 30 tons of gravel, and experts on the US engineering army are just some assets that have arrived on the site to help access to M88 access.”
“It will be long and complex … Operation, but we absolutely seek to bring our soldiers home,” – said in a statement on Friday Friday, Kurtis Taylor.
Lithuania, NATO and EU member, conducts more than 1000 US troops located on a rotational basis.