Now the American army and the family members of the American soldiers involved are certainty: no one has survived the tank accident in a training area near the Lithuanian-Weißrussian border. After saving the tank that is sunk in the mud, rescue employees have now also found the body of the fourth and last missing person.
The family member of the US Army was found dead on Tuesday afternoon, said the European Command Center of the US Army in Wiesbaden. The White House and the Pentagon also confirmed the man’s death.
The four American soldiers were missing a week ago. They belonged to an infantry brigade and were no longer found after an exercise. The Lithuanian army and the police then started a search with the American army for the troops traveling with an M88 Hercules Mountain Panel.
American defense minister thanks “brave” helpers
Hundreds of soldiers and rescue workers participated in the operation. This eventually led to the location of the vehicle in a water in the training area, which is crossed by dense forests and swampy terrain. It was only after a day long efforts that the rescue employees succeeded in restoring the Ton -heavy military vehicle using special equipment on Monday evening. The death of three soldiers was already confirmed on Monday.
Both Lithuanian state leadership and the Washington government expressed their sympathy for family members. The American Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth also thanked everyone who had participated in the “difficult rescue” of the tank and the soldiers in a placement about the short messages of the short messages (see above).
Source: Krone
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