Another lifeless body was reached from the river after the collapse of the bridge in the USA
Another lifeless body of a person who fell into the river due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was hit by a cargo ship on March 26 in the city of Baltimore, USA, was reached.
Search efforts continue for the workers who fell from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed as a result of the collision of a cargo ship in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. In a statement made by officials, it was announced that the lifeless body of another missing worker was reached. The identity of the person was not disclosed upon the request of the family.
Bodies of 3 people had been reached
At the time of the collision of the ship, two of the 8 construction workers who were carrying out maintenance and repair works and fell into the river when the bridge collapsed were rescued. Maryland state police announced on March 27 that a red van was found at a depth of 8 meters, and the lifeless bodies of 35-year-old Mexican Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes and 26-year-old Guatemalan Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera were reached inside. The lifeless body of the third worker, 38-year-old Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, was found at the beginning of April.
Search efforts continue for the other 2 missing workers.
What had happened?
The Singaporean-flagged cargo ship named “Dali,” which set sail from the Port of Baltimore to the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, on March 26, collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge on the Patapsco River. The approximately 3-kilometer-long bridge collapsed due to the impact of the collision, and the vehicles on it fell into the river. An “emergency” was declared in the state of Maryland after the accident. The ship had reported experiencing engine failure before the collision and had issued a distress call. The 4-lane bridge, named after the author of the US national anthem Francis Scott Key, was opened in 1977.
The Biden administration allocated a $60 million federal budget to the state of Maryland for the removal of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge debris.