Body Of The Sixth Victim Of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse Recovered From Patapsco River

Salvage teams have recovered the body of the sixth – and understood to be the final – victim who lost his life in the 26 March Baltimore bridge collapse incident, relevant authorities announced on Tuesday, highlighting a grim milestone in the weeks-long recovery mission that commenced after the disaster.

The victim was 37-year-old José Mynor López, who lived in Baltimore, Maryland.

Lopez has three children and was the primary provider of his family.

Investigators associated with the Maryland State Police, besides an FBI Victim Specialist and linguist, and a group of mental health experts notified the family members after identification was confirmed, the Unified Command, a joint task force comprising police, the Coast Guard, and other governmental agencies to respond to this tragedy, said in a statement online.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after a 213-million-pound cargo vessel unexpectedly lost its power and banged into the structure, taking the lives of six construction workers repairing some potholes on it.

The bridge was used by approximately 30,000 Marylanders each day.

The six construction employees were immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Along with López, they include Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez (49), Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes (35), Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera (26), Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval (38), and Carlos Daniel Hernandez Estrella.

A GoFundMe page created in March 2024 for López’s widow and family mentioned that they now encounter an “uncertain future” without their pillar of strength.

The GoFundMe page mentioned that López worked endlessly to ensure his family members had all they needed.

It added that his sudden death has left a void that can’t be filled, emotionally as well as financially.

The federal and state leaders have mentioned that the work and recovery process to remove the wreckage from the collapse site have been extremely difficult.

Last month, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced its plan to reopen the 700-foot-wide by 50-foot-deep federal navigation channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of this month.

On Monday, Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore hosted the country’s federal officials for a tour of the channel’s operations.

Moore’s office declared in a statement that securing federal funding for the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge—key to restoring the traffic system for the greater Baltimore region and the principal route for hazardous material sailing along the I-95 corridor—is crucial to dealing with the economic, community, and social impacts observed across the region, state, and country since the bridge collapse.

Governor Moore has been engaging with Maryland’s federal delegation and critical members of Congress to ensure total federal support for the rebuild.

The office added that Maryland has received $60 million in emergency relief funds for the scheme.

Reference: CNN

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