:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/AIZXUZBCNVCNNPF7P7TJIIJI7Y.jpg "They recovered the body of the last worker missing after the collapse of the Baltimore bridge")
Six construction workers died in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, and the body of the last missing worker, José Mynor López, was recovered on Tuesday. The tragic incident occurred when a steel span of the bridge landed on the bow of a stranded container ship, the Dali, trapping it in the rubble and closing the busy port of Baltimore to most shipping traffic.
López, a 37-year-old immigrant from Guatemala, was one of the workers who were filling potholes on the bridge during a night shift. Despite efforts by police to stop traffic moments before the collapse, they were unable to alert the workers in time. A vigil held last month honored the victims, with mourners raising a Guatemalan flag in López’s memory.
In a statement, Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler Jr. expressed condolences to the families of the victims, marking an important milestone in the recovery efforts. The controlled demolition of the remaining span of the bridge will allow the Dali to be refloated and guided back to the Port of Baltimore, ultimately reopening the port and restoring normal marine traffic.
The crew of the Dali, consisting of 21 members from India and Sri Lanka, will remain on board during the explosives detonation as engineers work to safely remove the ship from the rubble. The National Transportation Safety Board and the FBI are conducting investigations into the bridge collapse, focusing on the ship’s electrical system and any potential power problems it may have experienced before departure.
Maryland leaders have announced plans to rebuild the bridge by fall 2028, aiming to bring closure to the tragic event that claimed the lives of six workers. The recovery efforts and investigations are ongoing, with the hope of preventing similar incidents in the future.