Authorities consider the six missing people on the Baltimore Bridge dead and are suspending the rescue operation

The US authorities have suspended Rescue efforts for the six missing people in the bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, considering they had died after so many hours in the water.

The company of the six missing people also thinks she is dead

For his part, Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice president of Brawner Builders, the construction company that employs the bridge workers in Baltimore, The six missing people are presumed dead. after the structure collapsed following the impact of a container ship.

Pritzker’s announcement comes hours later Wes Moore, Governor of Marylandstressed at a news conference that there was still hope of finding the crew alive after the bridge collapsed due to the impact, NBC News reported.

Moore previously told the media that the crew of the boat “Dali” declared a “mayday” before colliding with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which eventually plunged into the Patapsco River, disrupting traffic and it There were only eight passengers in the vehicles. on the structure as it collapsed.

At the time of the collapse there was Eight people cross the bridgeTwo of them were found alive in the river and taken to a hospital. Rescue teams They are looking for six missing people.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, announced this Tuesday that he would submit a proposal to do so to Congress The federal government will cover the costs of the repairs the bridge. “I hope Congress supports this proposal,” he said.

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