Specialized divers, additional equipment brought in amid ongoing search for 4 missing U.S. soldiers in Lithuania
Searching for Four American army soldiers who lost The officials said that on Tuesday during a training session in Lithuania lasted this weekend.
The soldiers were lost after the Hirqron M88 was flooded in the knee swamp during the training exercise with the Lito -Armed Forces and Law enforcement. The car was found More than 16 feet underwater the next day.
The soldiers, who were not recognized, were all from the first brigade, the third infantry squad.
On Saturday morning, more employees and equipment joined the search effort in the United States and Litani, including specialized divers from the 68th US Navy Service, who arrived from Spain, according to a press statement issued by the US Army, Europe and Africa. Their goal is to find points of lift on the soldiers’ car.
Carlos Hernandez, chief of the underwater construction team, said that the team had touched a base with the Lithuanian divers who were already in the quagmire and had a “good picture of them.”
“We’ll start to put our cannons [submersible remotely operated vehicle] In the water to paint a clear picture of what we can expect there, as well as the mono Artemis mobile.
On Saturday, more than 50 Polish engineers and recovery experts, as well as Liocyan geology, joined Saturday. Specialists attended equipment including four heavy trucks, three WZT-3s, and a Sonar on-the-bottom bottom to help help the area.
The army said in the press statement: “Today’s focus is on the ongoing efforts to remove water and clay from the site, support the land around the site to support heavy equipment, and prepare the site for diving operations.”
The army said several helicopters help in search, including two UH-60M blacks for medical evacuation and three Chinooks Ch-47 for heavy lifting.
