The search for four US army soldiers. Uu. Which disappeared on Tuesday during a training session in Lithuania continued this weekend, authorities said.
The soldiers disappeared after their M88 Hercules armored vehicle immersed itself in a peat swamp during the training exercise with the Lithuanian armed forces and the application of the law. The vehicle was found more than 16 feet underwater the next day.
The soldiers, who have not been identified, were all of the first brigade, third infantry division.
On Saturday morning, more personal and team joined the US search effort. And Lithuanus, including specialized divers of the Task Force 68 of the United States Navy Commander who arrived from Spain, according to a press release from the US Army. UU., Europe and Africa. Its objective is to find lifting points in the soldiers’ vehicle.
The main teacher of the senior diver Carlos Hernández, of the submarine construction team 1, said that the team has touched the base with Lithuanian divers who have already been in the swamp and have “a good image of their site.”
“Let’s start by putting our defender [submersible remotely operated vehicle] In the water to paint a clear image of what we can expect there, as well as our sonar of Artemis hand, ”said Hernández.
More than 50 Polish engineers and recovery experts, as well as Lithuanian geologists, also joined on Saturday. The specialists brought equipment, including four heavy trucks, three WzT-3 tracked recovery vehicles and a sub-colocal sound of WzT-3 and a sub-colocal son of man to help map the area.
“Today’s approach is in the continuous efforts to eliminate water and mud from the site, underpin the ground around the site to support heavy equipment and the preparation of the site for diving operations,” said the army in the press release.
Multiple helicopters are helping in the search, including two Blackhawks UH-60m for medical evacuation and three Chinese CH-47 for heavy lifting, the army said.
