Twobodies were recovered Wednesday morning after theFrancis Scott Key Bridge collapsein Baltimore.
“In coordination with our FBI partners, we’ve determined the countries of origin of those presumed deceased to be Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras," Butler Said.
Late Tuesday, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon N. Gilreath said he believed the missing men — who were working to repair potholes on the bridge —would not be found alive.
“I’d like to announce tonight that based on the length of time that we’ve gone on this search, the extensive search efforts that we’ve put into it, the water temperature, at this point, we do not believe that we’re going to find any of these individuals still alive,” said Gilreath in a press conference on Tuesday night.
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Father of three Miguel Luna — who is from El Salvador, but has lived in Maryland for over 19 years — was previously named as one of the victims.
Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, a father of two from Honduras, has also been missing since the bridge’s collapse. Sandoval’s brotherconfirmed to CNNthat he was unaccounted for.
Sandoval’s brother told the outlet his sibling had been living in the U.S. for 18 years and is a father to an 18-year-old son and a daughter, 5.
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According to Guatemala’s foreign ministry, a 26-year-old from San Luis, and a 35-year-old from Camotan are among those missing, but they did not provide names.
A Mexican embassy official told reporters that Mexican nationals were among those unaccounted for, per the outlet.
Before the container ship hit the bridge, the ship’s crew was able to issue a “mayday” call. The advance warning allowed officials to “stop the flow of traffic so that more cars were not on the bridge” at the time of thecrash and collapse, Moore said.
“Many of the vehicles were stopped before they got on the bridge, which saved lives,” the governor told reporters Tuesday morning. “These people are heroes."
source: people.com
