By Mike Stone

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Canadian Armed Forces member who went missing in Latvia earlier this week has been found dead, the Canadian military said on Saturday.

Warrant Officer George Hohl, 20-year military veteran deployed on NATO’s Operation REASSURANCE, was found dead on Friday after disappearing Tuesday in the Baltic nation where Canada maintains troops as part of a multinational brigade.

Hohl was a Vehicle Technician from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron based in Edmonton, Alberta. He had been serving with the Aviation Battalion under NATO’s Multinational Brigade-Latvia when he went missing near the Ādaži military base.

Canadian Forces Military Police are assisting Latvian authorities in investigating the circumstances surrounding Hohl’s death, though officials said “t

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