American authorities they suspended Job save of the six missing in the bridge collapse Baltimore (Maryland) considering that already died after so many hours in the water.

Previously Browner Builders companywhich employed six people He also declared them dead– the company’s top manager explained online. NBC News.

The accident occurred around 01:30 local time when the cargo ship “Dali” left the port of Baltimore, collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused its collapse.

Before the collision, the container ship’s crew warned that it was adrift, allowing authorities to block traffic on the bridge and prevent a major tragedy.

At least eight bridge workers fell into the river’s dark waters, two of whom were rescued and the rest officially reported missing.

However, Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice president of Brawner Builders, told NBC that the six missing people are presumed dead.

There is still no confirmation that search and rescue efforts have stopped.

Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the six missing included two Guatemalans, aged 26 and 35, originally from San Luis (Petén) and Camotán (Chikimula).

According to the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry, they were part of a group of eight workers repairing the asphalt on the bridge at the time of the accident.

Two of them were rescued, one of them is in critical condition, while the remaining six are missing, he added.

Honduran Manor Sauzo will also be among the missing, his family, who were informed of the incident early Tuesday, confirmed to NBC.

The Mexican consulate is also trying to confirm whether any of the victims are Mexican citizens.

Authorities have set up a meeting point near the port for the affected families.

The port is paralyzed and only loading and unloading of trucks is allowed. The area is also blocked to traffic and the press, which can only be accessed at a distance of about 1.6 km, where a blocked ship carrying containers and a bridge torn apart in the air can be seen. (EFE)