Key Bridge collapse: Officials recover fourth body
Key Bridge: As work continues around the collapsed bridge, a fourth body was recovered, officials said Monday. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
ByBob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
BALTIMORE — Officials in Baltimore on Monday confirmed that a fourth body was recovered from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
According to a news release from Unified Command, salvage teams located what they believed to be one of the missing construction vehicles on Sunday, WBAL-TV reported. They notified the Maryland Department of State Police, the Maryland State Police and the FBI.
The Maryland Transportation Authority Police responded and located a deceased victim trapped inside the vehicle, according to The Baltimore Sun.
“As we mourn the lives lost and continue the recovery operation, we recognize each missing individual is someone’s beloved friend or family member,” Maryland State Police Col. Roland L. Butler, Jr. said a statement. “Along with all of our allied law enforcement partners, we pledge to exhaust the physical and technical aspects of their training while deploying every available resource possible.”
The Dali, a large container ship, crashed into the Key Bridge around 1:30 a.m. EDT on March 26. The 985-foot ship lost power as it left the Port of Baltimore and hit one of the support pillars that held up the bridge.
The bridge collapsed and sent eight construction workers into the Patapsco River. They were repairing potholes on the bridge; two workers were rescued. Two people are still missing.
Crews previously recovered the bodies of Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 35; Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35; and Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, 26, WJZ reported.
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Bridge collapse The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The commuter bridge collapsed after being rammed by the Dali ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sit on the water after it collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The commuter bridge collapsed after being rammed by the Dali ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The commuter bridge collapsed after being rammed by the Dali ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The commuter bridge collapsed after being rammed by the Dali ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The collapsed steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and a section of the roadway still upright (L) sit on the water after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sit on the water after it collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The collapsed sent multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The collapsed sent multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse Baltimore Fire Department Chief James Wallace, with Police Commissioner Richard Worley (R) and Mayor Brandon Scott (2nd R), speaks at a press conference on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early March 26 after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse A section of the roadway still stands after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by a container ship, in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The collapsed sent multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse A US Coast Guard helicopter flies over the Dali container vessel after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The commuter bridge collapsed after being rammed by the Dali ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse TOPSHOT - The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The collapsed sent multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The Dali container vessel after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The commuter bridge collapsed after being rammed by the Dali ship, causing vehicles to plunge into the water. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The collapsed sent multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The collapsed sent multiple vehicles and up to 20 people plunging into the harbor below. "Unfortunately, we understand that there were up to 20 individuals who may be in the Patapsco River right now as well as multiple vehicles," Kevin Cartwright of the Baltimore Fire Department told CNN. Ship monitoring website MarineTraffic showed a Singapore-flagged container ship called the Dali stopped under the bridge. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses (Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Bridge collapse The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of a container ship after it struck the bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
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Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 5, 2024. The Biden administration urged Congress to fully fund the reconstruction of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in a letter to key lawmakers prior to his visit to the bridge wreckage on Friday. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2024. Biden is heading to Baltimore to tour the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden, center, speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 5, 2024. The Biden administration urged Congress to fully fund the reconstruction of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in a letter to key lawmakers prior to his visit to the bridge wreckage on Friday. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden departs the White House on April 05, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Biden is scheduled to travel to Baltimore today to visit the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2024. Biden is heading to Baltimore to tour the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Marine One, with President Joe Biden aboard, departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2024. Biden is heading to Baltimore to tour the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden arrives in Baltimore on April 5, 2024 for a tour of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse The motorcade of President Joe Biden approaches the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali (background) in Baltimore on April 5, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Marine One, with President Joe Biden onboard, makes an aerial tour of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on April 5, 2024. A tugboat pushing a fuel barge became the first vessel to sail through a temporary channel opened beside the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, authorities overseeing the cleanup operation said late April 1. (Brendan Smialow/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse A fleet of helicopters, including Marine One carrying President Joe Biden, circles the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 05, 2024 in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 a.m. on March 26. President Biden traveled to Baltimore for an aerial tour of the salvage operation of the bridge, to give remarks on the future of the bridge and to meet with families of the six victims who were working to repair potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Marine One, with President Joe Biden onboard, makes an aerial tour of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali in Baltimore on April 5, 2024. A tugboat pushing a fuel barge became the first vessel to sail through a temporary channel opened beside the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, authorities overseeing the cleanup operation said late April 1. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters, near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 05, 2024 in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 AM on March 26. President Biden traveled to Baltimore for an aerial tour of the salvage operation of the bridge and to meet with families of the six victims who were working to repair potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Biden visits Baltimore after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Headquarters, near the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, on April 05, 2024 in Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 AM on March 26. President Biden traveled to Baltimore for an aerial tour of the salvage operation of the bridge and to meet with families of the six victims who were working to repair potholes on the bridge when it collapsed. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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