An international tragedy: What we know about the victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse

 Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, top left, Miguel Luna, top right, Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, bottom left, and Jose Mynor Lopez
Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, top left, Miguel Luna, top right, Dorlian Castillo Cabrera, bottom left, and Jose Mynor Lopez Obtained by CNN

They worked the overnight shift fixing potholes on a famed bridge that 30,000 Marylanders relied on every day. But their work ended in tragedy Tuesday morning when a 213-million-pound cargo vessel crashed into the bridge, plunging the construction workers into the dangerously cold water below.

After a daylong search, officials called off the rescue mission and said six workers were presumed dead. The six construction workers were immigrants from four countries – Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala.

Two bodies – those of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes from Mexico and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera from Guatemala – have since been recovered from a pickup truck in the water, Maryland State Police said Wednesday.

These are some of the victims' stories:

  • A father of 2 who juggled multiple jobs: Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, 38, moved from Santa Bárbara in Honduras to the US 18 years ago for a better life, his brother Martin Suazo told CNN. Maynor Suazo was married with two children – an 18-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter, his brother said. In addition to working as a construction worker, Maynor Suazo also was an entrepreneur who started a maintenance company, his brother said. .
  • A father of 3 who called Maryland home for 19 years: Miguel Luna was a husband and father of three from El Salvador who lived in Maryland for over 19 years, according to the nonprofit CASA. CASA, which provides critical services to working-class and immigrant families, confirmed in a statement that Luna was on the bridge when it collapsed Tuesday.
  • A man following his dream to help his family: Dorlian Castillo Cabrera came to the US from Guatemala to pursue his dream and help his mother, Marlon Castillo, his cousin, told CNN. Pima Castillo, Cabrera’s sister-in-law, said he had been working at Brawner Builders for at least three years and loved his job. He was not married and did not have children, she said.
  • A family man who leaves behind a massive "void": In Dundalk, Maryland, the Owls Corner Café is rallying behind one of its employees, whose husband – Jose Mynor Lopez – has been missing since the bridge collapsed. Lopez’s wife, Isabel Franco, works for the cafe, according to owner Lilly OrdonezThe business started a GoFundMe page for Franco and her family, writing that Lopez’s family now faces an “uncertain future” without its “main provider and pillar of strength.” CNN has sought confirmation from local authorities that Lopez is among the missing.

Read more about the victims and their stories.

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