On April 6th, authorities in Maryland successfully located the body of a third construction worker who had been missing in the waters surrounding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
The body of Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandova was recovered from a submerged vehicle on Friday, as confirmed by the bridge disaster Unified Command team.
A construction worker had gone missing following the near-total collapse of the bridge into the Patapsco River on March 26. The incident occurred when a container ship, the Dali, measuring 984 feet and based in Singapore, collided with the bridge at approximately 1:30 a.m. EDT. The ship had encountered mechanical failures prior to the accident.
Suazo-Sandoval was among the unfortunate victims of the bridge collapse, which tragically took the lives of six construction workers. It is important to note that the bridge was closed for repair work at the time of the incident.
According to immigrant advocate Gustavo Torres, last week, a 38-year-old man from Honduras came to the United States over 17 years ago. He is a father of four and had dreams of establishing his own business.
According to WBAL-TV, Col. Roland Butler Jr., the Maryland State Police Superintendent, stated on Friday that Suazo-Sandoval was the sole individual found in the vehicle. A subsequent search was conducted in the vicinity shortly after.
According to him, the diver successfully entered the vehicle but did not find anyone else inside or in the vicinity of the vehicle.
Three construction workers who were also on the bridge at the time are still missing and presumed to have lost their lives.
“We still have families eagerly waiting to hear if we have located their beloved ones,” Butler expressed confidently on Friday. “Rest assured, our utmost dedication lies in providing closure to each and every one of these families.”
On the day of President Joe Biden’s visit to the site, the news broke that the partially obstructed port would soon reopen, bringing relief to the residents. Prior to this, President Biden had also announced emergency dislocated worker grant funding of $3.5 million for Maryland.
Specialty salvage crews have already started removing the 1.6-mile steel arch continuous truss bridge.
