Now, officials say they will need to pause the recovery effort altogether — with four more victims not yet found — so that pieces of the crumpled bridge can first be removed from the Patapsco River.
But, he said, other vehicles that fell from the bridge — possibly with the construction workers inside — are trapped behind debris that makes the area too dangerous for divers.
Officials said one of the victims was identified by a driver’s license found with him, and another by his fingerprints.
Wes Moore of Maryland said that divers started the search for victims less than an hour after the bridge collapsed.
He said officials have been taking the recovery part of the search as seriously as they took the rescue effort, when they believed the missing victims might have still been alive.
Persons:
Roland Butler, Francis Scott Key, ”, Colonel Butler, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Hernandez, Castillo, Wes Moore, Jacey Fortin
Organizations:
Maryland State Police, Coast Guard, Gov
Locations:
Baltimore, Patapsco, Mexico, Guatemala, Maryland