- Miguel Ángel Luna González has been identified as the fifth victim
- The Key Bridge Unified Response Command announced that he was found on Wednesday
- Gonzalez was a 49-year-old man from Glen Burnie, Maryland.
The body of the fifth construction worker who died after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore more than a month ago has finally been recovered.
Miguel Ángel Luna González, 49, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, has been identified as the victim found Wednesday, the Key Bridge Unified Response Command announced.
Six members of a roadworks team died abruptly on March 26 when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns.
So far five bodies have been recovered, but one worker, José Mynor López, has not been found.
They were all Latino immigrants who came to the United States from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Miguel Ángel Luna González has been identified as the fifth victim found on Wednesday
He was a 49-year-old man from Glen Burnie, Maryland.
Six members of a roadworks team died abruptly on March 26 when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns.
Rescue crews found one of the missing construction vehicles Wednesday and notified Maryland State Police, authorities said.
State police investigators and police officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority and the FBI responded to the scene and recovered the body inside a red truck. The state police underwater recovery team and crime scene unit also assisted.
“We remain dedicated to ongoing recovery operations, knowing that behind every person lost in this tragedy is a loving family,” Maryland State Police Superintendent Roland Butler said in a statement.
The 50 m wide ship is abandoned under the bridge. She arrived in Baltimore from Norfolk on Monday, having previously made trips to New York City and Panama.
Five bodies have been recovered, but one worker, José Mynor López, has not been found.
“Along with our local, state and federal partners, we ask that everyone extend their deepest condolences and support to the families during this difficult time.”
The container ship Dali has been sitting in the rubble since the collapse, but crews plan to refloat and remove it, allowing more shipping traffic to resume through the Port of Baltimore.
Officials hope to remove it by May 10, according to a news release from the Port of Baltimore.