Three of four US soldiers missing in Lithuania swamp found dead

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Three of four US soldiers missing in Lithuania swamp found dead  The fourth soldier is still considered missing and the search and rescue mission will continue until he is found, Lithuanian president said on Monday.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/31/us-lithuania-work-to-drain-swamp-in-search-of-missing-us-soldiers  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00U.S. and Lithuanian forces are continuing to work to drain a swampy area in an ongoing

00:06effort to recover four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing five days ago.

00:10The soldiers' armored vehicle was discovered submerged in approximately five meters of

00:15water.

00:16So far, teams have been unable to get inside or pull it out.

00:20On Friday, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said they had brought more equipment to help drain

00:25the water.

00:26Equipments on the ground were supplemented with a crane, a large capacity pump, and more

00:31than 30 tons of gravel to help recover the M-88 Hercules vehicle.

00:35On Saturday evening, an attempt was made to dive towards the sunken vehicle, but a dense

00:40layer of mud prevented rescuers from reaching the car.

00:43The Polish Armed Forces have volunteered to send engineers, additional equipment, and

00:48150 personnel to assist.

00:51A mass was held at Vilnius Cathedral in honor of the missing soldiers, whose identities

00:56have not yet been released.

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