Body of fourth US soldier who vanished in Lithuania during training exercise recovered after extensive search

Remains of the fourth US soldier killed during a training exercise in Lithuania last week has been recovered, according to reports.

The still unnamed soldier’s body was found near the Pabradė — not far from the Belarus border — after a weeklong operation that combed through thick forest and swampland, NBC News reported.

The soldier’s body was found a day after the remains of the three others were recovered after the armored car they were riding in was found submerged in a peat bog.

They were a part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and vanished on March 25 during a training operation.


Rescue operation involving excavators and trucks at the General Silvestras Zukauskas training ground in Pabrade, Lithuania, searching for four missing US soldiers
Four soldiers vanished on a training mission in Lithuania. Valdemar Doveiko/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Remains of the fourth US soldier killed during a training exercise in Lithuania last week has been recovered, according to reports.

The still unnamed soldier’s body was found near the Pabradė — not far from the Belarus border — after a weeklong operation that combed through thick forest and swampland, NBC News reported.

The soldier’s body was found a day after the remains of the three others were recovered after the armored car they were riding in was found submerged in a peat bog.

They were a part of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and vanished on March 25 during a training operation.

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