On Friday, recovery crews retrieved the body of a third construction worker who tragically died in the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore.
Divers are continuing their search for additional victims believed to be trapped under the wreckage.
The body of Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval was discovered Friday morning amidst salvage operations to remove tons of steel debris hindering dive teams from locating multiple victims who were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed into the water after being struck by a large container ship last week.
The Keybridge Joint Information Center reported that its salvage dive teams found the 38-year-old construction worker and informed Maryland State Police on Friday morning.
A police underwater recovery team, along with dive teams from other law enforcement agencies, retrieved Suazo Sandoval's body, as per the statement.
"Maryland is praying for the family of Maynor Yasir Suazo Sandoval and all of his loved ones.
They have our thoughts, our hearts, and our support," said Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in a statement.
"On the night of the collapse, these men were engaged in challenging, dangerous work – tending to our state’s infrastructure for our collective benefit," the governor continued.
"They hailed from communities that have gone long overlooked and underappreciated. But their work had dignity – and their contributions will never be forgotten."
Carlos Suazo Sandoval, Maynor's brother, informed CNN that authorities had notified the family of the discovery.
Suazo Sandoval is the third construction worker whose body has been recovered since the bridge collapsed in the early morning hours of March 26.
A total of six construction workers who were on the bridge repairing potholes died when the ship collided with the bridge, causing much of it to collapse into the Patapsco River. Suazo Sandoval moved from Santa Bárbara in Honduras to the US 18 years ago for a better life, CNN previously reported.
He was married with two children – an 18-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter, his brother said.
One of eight siblings, Suazo Sandoval was described by his brother Carlos Suazo, who lives in Baltimore, as a kind and joyful person who had “vision."