Three of the 4 U.S. Military troopers who went lacking throughout a coaching mission close to Pabradė, Lithuania, final week had been discovered useless on Monday, however the search is ongoing for the fourth soldier, the Military mentioned.
Their identities weren’t launched.
U.S. troopers attend a Holy Mass for the 4 U.S. troopers who went lacking throughout workout routines carried out by the USA on the Pabrade coaching floor, on the Cathedral Basilica in Vilnius, Lithuania, March 30, 2025.
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The M88 Hercules armored restoration car the troopers had been in after they went lacking was faraway from a swamp early Monday morning after six days of labor to retrieve it, the Military mentioned.
The troopers, who’re all primarily based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, went lacking on Tuesday throughout a coaching train, the Military mentioned.
On Wednesday, their 63-ton car was discovered submerged in about 15 toes of water and “clay-like mud” in a coaching space, the Military mentioned.
The U.S. Military is looking for 4 troopers who went lacking throughout a scheduled coaching train close to Pabradė, Lithuania.
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“Probably, the M88 drove into the swamp,” and the car “could have simply gone diagonally to the underside,” Lithuanian Protection Minister Dovile Sakaliene instructed ABC Information by way of cellphone final week.
The multiday search effort was sophisticated by the swamp’s muddy circumstances, officers mentioned.
The U.S. Military is looking for 4 troopers who went lacking throughout a scheduled coaching train close to Pabradė, Lithuania.
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The Military mentioned final week it introduced in property together with “a big capability slurry pump, cranes, greater than 30 tons of gravel, and subject material consultants.”
“The Polish Armed Forces have additionally volunteered a unit of navy engineers, which is bringing in a further water pump, tracked restoration automobiles, different further gear and provides wanted together with 150 personnel,” the Military mentioned.
A soldier stands subsequent to cordon tape on the scene of a rescue operation at Pabrade coaching floor, in Lithuania, March 31, 2025.
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U.S. Navy divers arrived on the web site this weekend, and on Sunday night time they “maneuvered by means of thick layers of mud, clay, and sediment with zero visibility to achieve the car and hook metal cables that had been hooked up to 2 (restoration automobiles),” the Military mentioned.
It took about two hours of hoisting the cables to retrieve the troopers’ car from the bathroom, the Military mentioned.
“The dive staff has since transitioned to gridding out the world to allow a scientific search and the staff is utilizing a floor penetrating radar supplied by Lithuanian consultants to help within the ongoing restoration operations,” the Military mentioned Monday.
The U.S. Military is looking for 4 troopers who went lacking throughout a scheduled coaching train close to Pabradė, Lithuania.
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“The Troopers we’ve got misplaced on this tragedy weren’t simply Troopers — they had been part of our household,” Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, third Infantry Division commanding common, mentioned in an announcement Monday.
“The search isn’t completed till everyone seems to be residence,” Norrie added. “Phrases can’t specific our gratitude to these nonetheless working across the clock throughout these in depth search and restoration efforts.”
The reason for the accident stays below investigation, the Military mentioned.
