The body of a fourth American soldier was found after the NATO team was lost in Lithuania.
The four military personnel were inside the Hercules M88a2 on the training land on Babridi, near the border with Putin, the ally of Belarus, when they suddenly disappeared.
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A vehicle and the bodies of the other three soldiers were found in the peat swamp on Monday.
The US military in Europe and Africa said in a statement that the search efforts included hundreds of rescue workers from the American and Navy, as well as the Li -Latwino, Polish and Estonian armed forces.
“Last week this week was destroyed,” said General Christopher Nuri in the statement.
“Today our hearts carry the unbearable pain … The world darkens without it.”
Lieutenant -General Charles Costanza described the accident as a “tragic accident”, but added that he was “modest to watch the amazing recovery team of different orders, countries and continents.”
The army did not specify the place where the fourth soldier was found exactly, but it is still investigating the accident.
The team was working near the border with Belarus when they found the body of the American soldier.
The authorities said that this discovery came after the restaurants of recovery from Lithuania and Estonia joined the research efforts.
Dogs were placed in a bumpy boat in the US Navy in the hope of capturing any scents from the bottom of the swamp surface.
A memorial was also created for American soldiers who died on training land on Babraid on Tuesday.
NATO soldiers from all over Europe and the local population brought candles and flowers outside the American embassy in Velnes, Lithuania, to pay their respect.
The previous recovery of the Hercules on Monday was a painful ordeal, which witnessed fleets of armored vehicles to purify the swamp and withdraw the underdeveloped tank.
Hercules M88a2 is one of the largest military vehicles used by the American armed forces.
It is designed to restore damaged tanks and other compounds of the battlefield.
Two Hercules M88a2 were needed as well as additional bulldozers to withdraw the huge car from the peat swamp on Monday.
The six -day recovery task included the teams that operate “day and night”, according to the statement.
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“I would have a personally praising the heroic efforts of the research parties, especially our Lithuanian allies who played a fundamental role in the recovery efforts,” said Major General Courtis Taylor, the workplace leader in the Labor Squad, and the first armored group.
“Their courage and commitment to this process will always be remembered and clarify the strong relationship between our countries.
“However, research and recovery efforts are not complete – they will continue until we return all our soldiers home.”
The unveiled soldiers were deployed in Lithuania as part of the Atlantic operation, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
They disappeared while they were on a mission to repair and fill another armored vehicle last Tuesday.
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