00:00The fourth U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania last Tuesday has been confirmed
00:04dead, country's president Gitanas Nausėda announced.
00:07It follows the recovery of three bodies on Monday after their armored vehicle, an M-88
00:12Hercules, was pulled from a swampy area at the General Silvestras Zakauskas training
00:17ground near Pabrade.
00:19The soldiers had gone missing during a tactical training exercise early last Tuesday.
00:24Hundreds of Lithuanian and U.S. personnel conducted a massive six-day search through
00:28dense forests and challenging terrain before locating the submerged vehicle in 4.5 meters
00:34of water.
00:35U.S. Navy divers faced extreme conditions navigating thick layers of mud, clay and sediment
00:41with zero visibility to attach steel cables to the 63-ton Hercules.
00:47Additional heavy dozers were brought in to help pull the vehicle free after it began
00:51losing traction during recovery efforts.
00:54Lithuanian forces provided helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, drones and hundreds of tons of gravel
01:00and earth to support the operation.
01:03Both the U.S. Army and Lithuanian authorities are investigating how the vehicle ended up
01:07sinking into the swamp.
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