Four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania during a training operation have died, according to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. U.S. and Lithuanian forces are searching for the soldiers,

Four U.S. Army soldiers are still missing near Pabrade, Lithuania, despite NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte saying they had died, but their tracked vehicle has been found.

A statement from U.S. Army Europe and Africa public affairs in Wiesbaden, Germany said the soldiers were conducting scheduled tactical training at the time.