Some advances made to save the troops of the US army immersed in the Lithuanian swamp: NPR

Soldiers and rescue workers are going to Lithuania to assist the efforts of the four US military troops, which have been immersed in a swamp for more than five days.

Fort Stewart -based Brigade in Georgia, the soldiers, a part of the 3rd Infantry Division, disappeared in the early hours of March 25 mission To recover another army vehicle.

The incident occurred in a field of education near Pabradė, a city near the Belarus border in the east of Lithuania. The vehicle carrying four soldiers was buried under a thick mud and water layer the next day.

Healing efforts, muddy Swampland and lost troops M88 Hercules armored vehicle with a weight of 70 tons of weight.

In the Cathedral Basilica in Lithuania, Vilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania, they are joining a sacred audience for four disappeared US soldiers.

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One updateThe army said that the vehicle continued to sink into the swamp and that the surface of the water was about 13 meters below the surface and that it was stuck in more than 6 meters of mud described as US officials. clay.

“It is extremely complex to try to reach the vehicle with the land here, and the M88 is sitting under the water line in a swamp -like area,” Brig. US Army Engineers’ Association Commander North Atlantic Department Commander, said in a statement on Sunday.

“So we concern not only with too much mud above the land, but also the fact that there are 70 tons that we are trying to get rid of a swamp or swamp.”

A special US navy diving team who came to the site and made the first dive on Saturday was forced to wander in the swamp. Lloyd, “Last night, divers were trying to reach the vehicle. Because of the amount of mud could not do.” He said.

On Sunday, however, the US Army said that the diving team successfully managed to successfully put a line on a crane in the sunken vehicle. The aim is to connect a series of cranes to remove the vehicle from the mud.

“This is the first big step to save the vehicle and bring our soldiers home.” He said. expression. He continued: “We expect this process to take some time as it will take an important power to overcome the amount of pressure and suction from the mud.”

Military personnel are working on a rescue operation for US troops in Pabradė Education Ground in Lithuania on Friday.

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Last week, rescue teams are trying to remove water and mud from the area using various drainage, digging and scanning techniques. The army said that the process was slow and challenging maturity “Underground water leakage”. The land could not support the heavy equipment required to remove the vehicle.

According to the US military, more than 200 personnel, including American and Lithuanian soldiers, Lithuanian officials and 55 engineers of the Poland armed forces, participated in recovery efforts.

The families of the four missing soldiers were informed and the US Army said that it continued to update the status of efforts to search for families.

The US Army Major Gen, the commander of the 1st armored section. Curtis Taylor, said in a statement last week, “This tragic situation is predominantly on all of us.” He said. “We want everyone to know, we will not stop until our soldiers are found.”

The Lithuanian Defense officials prayed for their efforts to heal in a sacred audience on Sunday, accordingly Ministry of Defense of the country.

“We are standing together until the Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė šakalien” shoulder shoulder shoulder, lost soldiers. ” He said on social media Sunday.