Baltimore: Body of last worker killed in bridge collapse found

The body of the sixth and last worker killed when a bridge collapsed due to the collision of a container ship in the American city of Baltimore has been recovered, local authorities said Tuesday.

On March 26, a container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge of this east coast city, causing it to sink and killing six Latin American workers.

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Authorities identified the latest victim as José Mynor López37, construction worker Baltimorewho was working on the bridge when the accident occurred.

“Today [martes] The remains of José Mynor López, the sixth and final missing victim, were recovered“said the mayor of the city, Brandon Scott in a statement in English and Spanish on the X network.

“I cannot emphasize enough the importance of being able to bring back each of these inhabitants of Maryland with their families, thus providing some peace and comfort to their loved ones“added the mayor in his message

The special unit responsible for the disaster, made up of members of the police, coast guard and government agencies, indicated that López’s family had been informed.

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The reconstruction work on the bridge, the main one on the east coast of U.S and the ninth most important in the country, continues after “I conclude this chapter of the research”Of the bodies, Scott added.

The huge container ship “Dali” It collided with one of the bridge pillars and the structure fell in a cascade. The ship issued a distress call moments before the collision, prompting police to rush to cut off traffic on the bridge, but there was no way to evacuate eight workers repairing potholes on the bridge’s highway.

Of the eight, two were rescued alive. The six deceased were migrants from Mexico, Guatemala, The Savior It is Honduras.

Source: Elcomercio

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