Julio Cervantes Suarez, 37, recalled praying to God as he plunged into the Patapsco River after a cargo ship struck Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
The only man to survive falling from Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed earlier this year recalled witnessing his coworkers and family plunging to their deaths as he prayed to God. Julio Cervantes Suarez, 37, spoke about the fight for his life as his truck tumbled into the Patapsco River, for the first time during an interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday.
Police had shut down traffic to the bridge just before the Dali, a Singapore-flagged container ship, struck the support beam thanks to a last-minute mayday call from the ship’s captain. Police were unable to alert the construction crew in time. Despite the immediate dispatch of salvage divers to the collapse, it took six weeks before all the bodies of the missing construction crew members were recovered. All of the victims were Latino immigrants who had moved to the U.S. for work opportunities.
Officials have pledged to rebuild the bridge, which could cost at least $1.7 billion and take several years. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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