Particulars have begun to emerge about a few of the six individuals who had been lacking after plunging into the water after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed on Tuesday.
Officers have mentioned the six males are presumed lifeless. On Wednesday, divers had been working by way of harmful situations to get better the our bodies. Two surviving staff had been pulled from the river on Tuesday.
Right here’s what we all know to this point concerning the males, who had been working as contractors doing in a single day upkeep on the bridge:
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Miguel Luna, in his 40s, from El Salvador, is married and has three kids, mentioned Gustavo Torres, the chief director of the nonprofit We Are Casa, which offers companies to immigrants in Baltimore. He mentioned Mr. Luna had been residing in Maryland for no less than 19 years.
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Maynor Yasir Suazo Sandoval, in his 30s, of Honduras, immigrated to the USA greater than 17 years in the past, in accordance with Mr. Torres, and is married with two kids. In an announcement offered to The Instances by way of We Are Casa, Mr. Suazo’s brother, Carlos, described him as having a particular expertise for repairing and working all types of equipment, and mentioned that he dreamed of beginning his personal small enterprise. “He was all the time so filled with pleasure, and introduced a lot humor to our household,” Carlos Suazo mentioned, noting that the household was planning to have a good time his brother’s subsequent birthday on April 27.
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All however one of many eight males labored for Brawner Builders, a contractor based mostly in Baltimore County, the corporate mentioned. The lacking males had been immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, in accordance with consular authorities and the nonprofit.
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The president of Mexico mentioned on Wednesday that two of lacking males had been Mexican residents and that one of many folks rescued was additionally a Mexican citizen.
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Guatemala’s overseas affairs ministry confirmed that two of the employees had been Guatemalan nationals, from the areas of Petén and Chiquimula. The ministry, which didn’t launch the names, mentioned that the nation’s consul normal in Maryland had spoken with the siblings of the 2 staff and hoped to satisfy with their households.
Kirsten Noyes contributed analysis.
