Fourth Construction Worker Recovered From Site of Baltimore Bridge Tragedy

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The body of a fourth victim of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been recovered.

The body of the deceased construction worker was transported to the chief medical examiner and positively identified on Monday.

At the request of the family, officials said they are not disclosing the victim’s name at this time.

Unified Command salvage teams located what they believed to be one of the missing construction vehicles in the waters. The Maryland State Police, the FBI, and the Maryland Transportation Authority police responded and located the deceased trapped inside the vehicle.

The Key Bridge collapsed on March 26 after being struck by the 980-foot cargo ship Dali. Eight construction workers who were on the bridge at the time fell into the Patapsco River. Two workers were rescued that same day. Two bodies were recovered from the river the next day and a third victim’s body was recovered on April 5.

“Our hearts continue to break for the loved ones of these victims. Our entire city remains with them, joining them in mourning and in healing now that one more of their loved ones has been brought home. For those still waiting, we join them in their hope and grief that they will have the same closure soon,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said in a statement.

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