A group of the missing American soldier in Lithuania

The body of a fourth American soldier was found, a week after he was lost in Lithuania.

The soldier was part of a team of four people who were carrying out military training in a large armored vehicle when they disappeared near the city of Babraid.

The car was found – Hercules M88a2 – The bodies of the other three soldiers were found in the peat swamp on Monday.

A statement said that the search effort, followed by the difficult task of withdrawing the car from the quagmire, included hundreds of rescue workers from the American and navy, as well as the Litoanian, Polish and Estonian armed forces.

“Last week was destroyed. Today our hearts carry unbearable pain … the world darker without them.”

Lieutenant -General Charles Costanza described the accident as a “tragic accident” and added that he was “modest to watch the amazing recovery team of different orders, countries and continents.”

The American army is investigating what happened.

The statement did not specify the location of the final soldier’s body. The team was working near the border with Belarus.

M88a2 Hercules, one of the largest military vehicles used by the American armed forces, is designed to restore damaged tanks and other battlefields.

Two others from Hercules M88a2, in addition to the bulldozers were needed Pull the drowning car from the swamp on MondayOn the recovery mission, which witnessed “day and night” teams, the statement said.

Soldiers’ identities have been blocked. They were published in Lithuania as part of the Atlantic process – in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.