Body of fourth US soldier found in Lithuania

US and Lithuanian officials said the body of a fourth US soldier has been recovered, a week after they went missing in Lithuania. The soldiers had been taking part in a military exercise last week, when their vehicle sank into a swampy area of the training ground. The bodies of the three other soldiers were found on Monday after their armoured vehicle was recovered a military training area near the border with Belarus.

The four soldiers had been taking part in a tactical training exercise at a large training area in the eastern Lithuanian town of Pabrade, situated 10 kilometers west of the border with Belarus. They had been traveling in a M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle and were reported missing in the early hours of last Tuesday, according to the US Army.