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Remains of two people recovered as details emerge about Baltimore bridge collapse

After the Francis Scott Key Bridge's collapse, authorities now aim to recover remains of missing people presumed dead. NTSB investigators boarded the ship overnight.

By Katie Mettler, Kelsey Ables, Ellen Francis, Washington Post staff, Anumita Kaur, Praveena Somasundaram, Erin Cox, Patrick Svitek, Scott Dance, Maria Luisa Paul, Joel Achenbach, Michael Laris, Emily Davies, Teo Armus, Justin Wm. Moyer, Katie Shepherd, Azi Paybarah, Toluse Olorunnipa, Tom Jackman, Rachel Lerman, Laris Karklis, Tim Meko, Luis Melgar, Justin Jouvenal, Jasmine Hilton, Hannah Dormido, Jeanne Whalen, Joshua Carroll, Tim Craig, Jon Swaine, Joyce Lee, Rebecca Tan, Whitney Leaming, Hadley Green, Naomi Schanen, Morgan Coates, Amber Ferguson, Peter Hermann, Rachel Weiner, Erin Patrick O'Connor, Whitney Shefte, Adela Suliman, Martin Weil, Frances Vinall, Joy Sung, David J. Lynch, Ian Duncan, Danny Nguyen, Lauren Tierney, Imogen Piper, Sarah Cahlan, Daniel Wolfe, William Neff | 2024-03-28

Divers recovered the remains of two people from a red pickup truck submerged in the Patapsco River, officials said Wednesday, nearly 35 hours after a massive container ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it plunging into the water. Recovery efforts for remaining victims were called off as conditions made it impossible for divers to safely navigate the wreckage. Officials will now begin a salvage operation. Sonar has indicated that there are more vehicles near the underwater rubble, authorities said during a news conference Wednesday evening. At least six people, part of a construction crew that was repairing potholes and masonry on the bridge, are presumed dead. Two other workers were rescued.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said investigators boarded the ship to recover the data recorder and are piecing together a timeline of events.


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