Officials with the Unified Command team working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, have recovered and identified a fifth roadwork crew member who died in the collapse in March.
Officials with the Unified Command team working on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, have recovered and identified a fifth roadwork crew member who died in the collapse in March.
On Wednesday night, Unified Command announced 49-year-old Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, of Glen Burnie, was recovered when one of the missing worker trucks was found by salvage teams at the bridge.
Maryland State Police, along with the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and the FBI, worked together to identify the recovered worker.
Luna Gonzalez, a native of El Salvador, is one of the six roadwork crew members who died in the collapse of the bridge during the early hours of March 26.
In March, Gustavo Torres, executive director of the Maryland-based immigrant rights group CASA, identified Luna Gonzalez as “a husband, a father of three [who] has called Maryland his home for over 19 years.”
“We remain dedicated to the ongoing recovery operations while knowing behind each person lost in this tragedy lies a loving family,” said Col. Roland L. Butler, Jr., superintendent of the Maryland Department of State Police in a statement. “Along with our local, state and federal partners, we ask that everyone extend their deepest sympathies and support to the families during this difficult time.”
The last worker on the team, presumed to be 35-year-old Jose Mynor Lopez, has not been recovered from the wreck.
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