US vehicle missing in Lithuania pulled from swamp but fate of soldiers unknown

US army soldiers along with Lithuanian army and emergency services personnel discuss their plan to recover a US Army M88 Hercules submerged under several metres of water in a swamp near a training area near Pabrade, Lithuania (Christopher Saundersn/US army via AP)

A US armoured vehicle that went missing in Lithuania has been retrieved from a swamp after a six-day search but there is still no information about the fate of the four American soldiers who were on board, Lithuanian officials said.

“The armoured vehicle was pulled ashore at 4.40 am, the towing operation is complete, Lithuanian military police and US investigators continue their work,” defence minister Dovile Sakaliene said on Monday morning in a post on Facebook.