The body of a fourth victim in last month’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been recovered, officials said Monday.
The body was discovered trapped inside a construction vehicle, according to the unified command group in charge of recovery. The identity of the deceased was not released by authorities at the request of family.
Earlier this month, the body of a third victim, 38-year-old Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, was recovered.
Suazo-Sandoval, described in a statement by the unified command as a construction worker, was one of six people believed dead in the March 26 collapse after a cargo ship struck a bridge support.
Two other victims were recovered from a vehicle in the water on March 27. They were identified as Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, who was from Guatemala and lived in Dundalk, Maryland; and Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, who was from Mexico and lived in Baltimore, authorities said.
Earlier on Monday, two senior law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation told NBC News that the FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the cargo ship that slammed into the bridge.
The sources said some of the inquiry involves whether the crew had prior knowledge that the ship had potential mechanical problems. It will also examine the events that led up to when the vessel left the port, the sources said.
