Six people presumed dead after Baltimore Key Bridge collapses, Coast Guard says
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a freighter. Emergency rescuers removed two people from the water and are looking for others.
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A major bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a freighter about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, sending at least eight people from a construction crew into the water as a large section of the bridge crashed into the Patapsco River. Six people were presumed dead Tuesday evening, authorities announced as they shifted from a search and rescue operation to a recovery effort. The container ship lost power moments before it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said at a news conference.