In the last hours
they found the bodies of two of the six workers
who died in the collapse of the
Baltimore
bridge (Maryland, United States); and authorities
halted the underwater search
for the crash victims until further notice.
Maryland Police Chief Roland Butler explained in a press conference that rescue divers
can no longer operate safely
due to bad weather and the large amount of debris in the river.
"We have exhausted all search efforts
," he said.
The authorities decided to suspend the search "for the moment", given that they predict that throughout this Thursday the weather will not be favorable for immersion work either.
The suspension of the search tasks was announced at the same conference in which the discovery of the bodies of two of the six victims of the collapse was announced.
They are Mexican
Alejandro Fernández Fuentes
, 35, and Guatemalan
Dorlián Castillo Cabrera
, 26, who were found inside a red truck underwater.
His relatives have already been informed of the discovery of the remains.
This is how the bridge looked like after the collapse. Photo: AFP
Both were part of a group of
eight construction workers, all Latin Americans
, who were filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday when the Dali ship hit the infrastructure.
Two of them were rescued alive, while the other six are presumed dead. Alejandro Fernández Fuentes and Dorlián Castillo Cabrera are the first bodies recovered.
Due to bad weather conditions, the search was suspended this Thursday.
Regarding the nationality of the six victims, there are two Mexicans, two Guatemalans, one Honduran and one Salvadoran.
Before the collision, the crew of the container ship issued an emergency warning, which allowed vehicle circulation on the bridge to be cut off and prevent a major tragedy, according to authorities.
With information from EFE
D.D.