Three U.S. soldiers who went missing during a training exercise have been found dead in Lithuania.
From ABC:
The M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle the soldiers were in when they went missing was removed from a swamp early Monday morning after six days of work to retrieve it, the Army said ...
On Wednesday, their 63-ton vehicle was found submerged in about 15 feet of water and 'clay-like mud' in a training area, the Army said.
U.S. Navy divers searched all weekend and were able to recover the bodies of three soldiers; however, they are still searching for the fourth.
Here is a video demonstrating how the M88A2 armored recovery vehicle works:
'The Soldiers we have lost in this tragedy were not just Soldiers -- they were a part of our family,' Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, 3rd Infantry Division commanding general, said in a statement Monday.
'The search isn't finished until everyone is home,' Norrie added. 'Words cannot express our gratitude to those still working around the clock during these extensive search and recovery efforts.'
The Army is still investigating the cause of the wreck.
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