US military officials say the bodies of three out of four missing US soldiers have been recovered at a training site in Lithuania. The search for the fourth soldier is still under way. The servicemen were taking part in military exercises on March 25 when their armored vehicle sank in a swamp in rough terrain near Lithuania's border with Belarus.
Wider Europe
Tuesday 1 April 2025
US and Lithuanian forces are continuing to search for four US soldiers who went missing during NATO exercises in the Baltic country. A US Navy diving team was due to join the efforts after the soldiers' armored vehicle was located submerged in a swamp, where the boggy terrain complicates efforts to recover it. Lithuania's president said he hopes for "a miracle" regarding the soldiers, whose whereabouts are not confirmed.
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