Lithuania: Fourth soldier according to the US military found dead

After rescue a tank in Lithuania sunk in the mud, rescue workers near Pabrade have now also found the body of the fourth and last missing US soldiers. The relative of the US Army was found dead on Tuesday afternoon, said the European command center of the US Army in Wiesbaden. The White House and the Pentagon also confirmed the death of the man.

The four US soldiers have been missing since last Tuesday. They belonged to an infantry brigade and were no longer found after an exercise. The Lithuanian military and the police then started a search with the US military for the troops who were traveling with an M88 Hercules mountain armor.

Hundreds of soldiers and rescue workers took part in the operation. This finally led to the location of the vehicle in a body of water on the exercise area, which is crossed by dense forests and swampy terrain. It was only after day -long efforts that the rescue workers succeeded in recovering the tons -heavy military vehicle with the help of special equipment on Monday night. The death of three soldiers had already been confirmed on Monday.

The US Army and the Lithuanian authorities have initiated investigations into the cause of the accident.

The sympathy in Lithuania in the fate of the US soldiers is great: in front of the US embassy people laid flowers and ignited candles. Previously, there was already a joint prayer for the troops in the Cathedral of Vilnius on Sunday. Soldiers from the Bundeswehr also took part in this, who are stationed in the Catholic Baltic State.