Maciej Rokus about the action in Podbrodzie: Visibility in water zero
The US Army Command in Europe and Africa (USareur-AF) said that the identity of the victims has not yet been officially confirmed by families. The search for the fourth lost soldier is still ongoing.
Lithuania: The bodies of three American soldiers extracted from an armored vehicle
The accident took place on March 25 during military exercises at the training ground in Podbrodzie, near the border of Lithuania with Belarus. Since then, both Lithuanian armed and Polish forces worked on finding the missing.
Weighing over 60 tons of Hercules, located at a depth of about four meters under water and a two -meter layer of mud, was extracted in extreme circumstances. – In such conditions, the diver basically sees nothing. The visibility in the water is zero – He admits in an interview with « Fakt » an experienced manure of Maciej Rokus.
Therefore, as he says, in this case, most of the work rescuers do by touch and the use of signal lines.
– Under zero visibility, the task becomes much more difficult and requires full focus. And the lack of communication between team members does not make their work easier. There is always a risk of getting stuck or getting tangled in branches or other underwater facilities – assesses. There is also a huge time of time. – Because everyone is waiting to get the vehicle as soon as possible and save the people in it – explains.
Maciej Rokus: Heroism of divers in extreme conditions
As the expert says, who participated, among others Searching for the missing Iwona Wieczorek and Ewa Tylman, the diver can have the so -called Transponder, i.e. a device with which you can determine its position.
According to Maciej Rokus, the fourth soldier managed to evacuate from the vehicle. However, although it may be close, finding it will last for some time. Precisely because of the difficult terrain – explains.
He also does not hide that he is very impressed with the action at the Lithuanian training ground. – I would like to make the deepest words of deep sympathy and condolences for soldiers’ families and express my respect for Poles who helped in this action – points out.
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Divers continue to search for the body of the fourth lost US soldier at a swamp at the Lithuanian training ground in Podbrodzie.
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The US Army Command in Europe and Africa (USareur-AF) announced on Monday that the bodies of three soldiers were found in a military armored personnel carrier pulled out of the swamp on Monday morning and the fourth military search is ongoing.
