“We will feel peace when we find him,” says relative of one of the Baltimore victims

On the weekends of Maynor Suazo They were for his family. From Monday to Friday, he worked fixing potholes on roads and highways, work that can only be done when others are asleep. On his days off, he would call his brother Carlos to wake him up: “What do you do? Where are we going?”. A park, a river or a barbecue. The goal was to put together a plan and enjoy the time together.

Last Sunday, the idea was to have lunch at Maynor’s house. The two brothers, Honduran migrants who live in USA, they told jokes, ate and listened to music. When it’s time to leave, Carlos He hugged his brother, who said goodbye with a “I see you there, crazy”.

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On Tuesday morning, about five, Maynor’s wife, Berenicewoke Carlos up with a warning that changed his life plans and those of his entire family: his brother was one of the six workers who worked at the Francis Scott Key Bridgein Baltimore (Maryland), when he passed out in the Patapsco Riverafter being hit by a cargo ship.

Since that moment, the man said in an interview with EFE, he has not slept and has only one goal in mind: to know where Maynor’s body is. “We will feel rested if we have a body. If he is still missing, that will be the worst for us.”, explained the 51-year-old man with big brown eyes and rough hands.

After finding the bodies of two of the six workers, authorities temporarily halted search efforts last Wednesday so they could continue removing the debris.

As soon as enough material has been raised to make the area safe again, divers will resume inspection work to recover the bodies of the four who are still missing, but now presumed dead, as indicated Friday by the governor of Maryland, Wes Moore.

During all these days, which for Carlos are one of a kind, the Honduran has been putting pressure on the authorities to keep him informed and even managed to get him placed on one of the rescue boats and allowed him to get closer to the accident area.

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Together with Maynor’s wife, who is at home with their two children – aged 18 and 6 – they filter the information and share it with their relatives in Honduras, where his other 6 brothers, nephews and mother live. Their father passed away a year ago and they were preparing to honor his death when the accident happened.

“There’s an entire family behind us, and I want them to feel confident that I’m doing what I can to investigate what happened.”, said Carlos.

This connection between here and there, which now contributes to the tragedy, was very important to Maynor, who arrived in the United States more than 18 years ago. “He spent his time looking for discounts, to see what he could buy and send to Honduras“said his brother.

His dream, after years of work and enterprise on the so-called land”of opportunities“, should return to his homeland Azacualpain the Northeast of the country, and there he grew old with his wife and children.

He liked to party, play music and was attentive to what others needed. “He was a happy guy; kind, pleasant and sweet“, Carlos emphasized.

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After finding his brother, he stressed, he won’t have much to do here, although he is grateful for everything this country has given him.

The question that is on his mind, and which he hopes will be resolved as the accident investigation progresses, is why it was not possible to warn the group of workers on the bridge in time. “The tragedy would have been less if there had been communication”, he stressed.

Source: Elcomercio

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