BALTIMORE — The six construction workers that fell into the Patapsco River after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed are now presumed dead.
This news comes from the Executive Vice President of Brawner Builders, the company they all worked for.
Search and rescue efforts were underway as early as 2:00 a.m. when the bridge was struck by a large ship. They resumed again Wednesday morning.
The ship named DALI was sailing under a Singapore flag carrying cargo for the Danish-based company, Maersk, to Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
At the time of the crash, the bridge was undergoing construction, causing several workers to fall into the water.
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Scanner traffic reveals what happened moments before the crash.
"If we can stop traffic, make sure no one's on the bridge right now...if there's a crew up there you might want to notify the foreman."
"The whole bridge just fell down," a police officer shouts.
Two people were able to be rescued, while six others remain missing and are presumed dead.
The organization CASA identified one worker as Miguel Luna, who came from El Salvador more than 19 years ago and has three children. We're told three of those missing are related.
CASA also identified Maynor Suazo Sandoval, 34, who lived in the Owings Mills area and came from Honduras more than 17 years ago; he has two children.
CASA's Gustavo Torres said about the two identified victims:
"We know that they were hard workers, we know that they loved soccer," loved their families, and came to the U.S. to pursue their dreams
There's no info at this time on the two survivors.
The organization notes there are about 334,300 workers in the Washington, DC and Baltimore areas in the essential Construction industry and immigrants make up 39 percent of the industry.
All 22 crew members aboard the ship, including the pilot, have been accounted for, with no major injuries reported.
Prior to arriving at the Port of Baltimore, the Dali departed Norfolk Harbor on March 22 without incident.
President Joe Biden addressed the tragedy during an earlier press conference.
He said the federal government would "pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge," which one expert says could take years.
