Baltimore Key Bridge: What we know about the victims presumed dead

Who were the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse victims?

Six constriction workers who were on the Key Bridge are presumed dead
Divers recovered two bodies from a truck submerged in the Patapsco River
Four construction workers are still missing; all workers were identified

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 / 02:26 PM CDT

The steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed, Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024. The bridge collapsed early March 26 after being struck by the Singapore-flagged Dali, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbor below. There was no immediate confirmation of the cause of the disaster, but Baltimore’s Police Commissioner Richard Worley said there was “no indication” of terrorism. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

(NewsNation) — The six construction workers who were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore when it collapsed are presumed dead, according to authorities. Divers recovered the bodies of two on Wednesday and the other four are presumed dead.

The construction workers came to the Maryland area from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, according to diplomats from those countries. They were fixing potholes on the bridge when the crash happened.

How many people are missing?

The bodies of four of the six construction workers were still missing Thursday.

Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed two citizens were missing, but didn’t give their names. In a statement to CNN, the two workers were identified as a 26-year-old from San Luis, Petén and a 35-year-old from Camotán, Chiquimula.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he wouldn’t share the names of the two missing men from his country to protect the families’ privacy.

How many bodies were recovered?

Searchers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, who was from Mexico and living in Baltimore, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, who was from Guatemala and living in Dundalk, Maryland.

Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval and Miguel Luna are presumed dead.

Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval

Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, 38, came to the U.S. from Honduras nearly two decades ago and was described by his brother as an entrepreneurial and hard-working husband and father.

He was the youngest of eight siblings from Azacualpa, a rural mountainous area in northwestern Honduras, according to Nexstar Media Wire.

“He always dreamed of having his own business,” his brother said.

Things had been going well for him until the collapse. He was moving through the steps to get legal residency and planned to return to Honduras this year to complete the process, his brother said. He had a wife and two children, ages 17 and 5.

Miguel Luna

El Salvador Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco posted Wednesday on X that one Salvadoran citizen, Miguel Luna, was among the missing workers.

Luna, a husband and a father of three originally from El Salvador, called Maryland home for more than 19 years, according to CASA.

He was employed by the nonprofit, which reported that he left at 6:30 p.m. Monday for work.

“Our hearts ache for the families of the victims and all those impacted by this horrific accident. Sadly, we discovered that one of the construction workers involved was a longtime member of our CASA family, adding an even deeper layer of sorrow to this already grievous situation,” said CASA Executive Director Gustavo Torres.

The Associated Press and Nexstar Media Wire contributed to this report.