Bodies of two victims of Baltimore bridge collapse found

This Wednesday, authorities found the lifeless bodies of two of the six workers who were presumed dead when a bridge collapsed. Baltimore (Maryland, USA) after the attack of a cargo ship that lost control.

The victims are Mexicans Alejandro Fernández Fuentes35 years old, and the Guatemalan Dorlián Castillo Cabrera26 years old, announced the Maryland Police at a press conference.

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The head of the state police, Roland Butler, detailed that the bodies were found inside a red truck underwater. The families of the two victims have already been informed of the discovery of the remains.

Both were part of a group of eight construction workers, all Latin Americans, who filled holes in the Francis Scott Key Bridge On Tuesday morning, when Dali ship This destroyed the infrastructure.

Two of them were rescued alive, while the other six are presumed dead. Alejandro Fernández Fuentes and Dorlián Castillo Cabrera are the first bodies recovered.

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As for the nationalities of the six victims, there are two Mexicans, two Guatemalans, one Honduran and one Salvadoran.

Before the collision, the container ship’s crew issued an emergency alert, which cut off vehicle traffic on the bridge and prevented a major tragedy, according to authorities.

Source: Elcomercio

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