Officials have announced that two people have been recovered from the Patapsco River following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Tuesday.
They have been identified as 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes of Baltimore and 26-year-old Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera of Dundalk. Maryland State Police Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. said that the construction workers' bodies were found inside a red pickup about 25 feet down.Dive teams are continuing the search for four other victims. All are presumed dead. The bridge was hit by a large container ship around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The vessel hit a pillar, causing the bridge to snap.
Officials still have not confirmed if there are any other suspected victims but did say that sonar indicated several vehicles were in the water following the collapse. The Associated Press reported that a truck was recovered around 10:30 a.m. That's according to a Homeland Security memo that was described to The Associated Press by a law enforcement official.
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