Bodies of three missing US soldiers found in Lithuania

The search for a fourth soldier is ongoing in a swampy bog near Pabradė, where they were taking part in military drills.

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Rescue teams are still searching for a fourth soldier.

"The soldiers we have lost in this tragedy were not just soldiers - they were a part of our family... But the search isn't finished until everyone is home", said Maj Gen Christopher Norrie in a statement issued by US Army Europe and Africa.

The complex search and rescue mission has included the US Army and Navy, plus Lithuanian and Polish Armed Forces in an effort that has required "tremendous resources", the statement said.

The four soldiers went missing on the morning of 25 March while carrying out an exercise in their M88A2 Hercules - a large armoured vehicle that is designed to recover damaged tanks and other vehicles from battlefields.

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