Baltimore bridge victims remembered as fathers, brothers, immigrants - BBC News

The six victims were all from Latin America and were working on the bridge when it collapsed.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, FacebookImage caption, The body of Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandova was found on FridayBy Nadine Yousif, Bernd Debusmann Jr & George WrightBBC NewsThe collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has left multiple families in the US city of Baltimore and across Latin America grieving lost loved ones.

Six men - all construction workers fixing potholes on the bridge - died when they were plunged into the water after a container ship hit the bridge, causing its collapse on 26 March.

Two bodies were recovered a few days after the disaster, but then divers had to suspend their search due to the dangers posed by the bridge debris. A third body was recovered more than a week later.

A fourth body was identified in mid-April.

The men worked for an independent, Maryland-based contracting company called Brawner Builders. All were from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Mexico.

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