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Third Body Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse Third Body Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Third Body Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse The body of a third construction worker missing in Baltimore's Key Bridge collapse has been recovered. On Friday, April 5, divers located the body of Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 38, from the Patapsco River, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott said. Suazo-Sandoval was one of six workers missing since the March 26 collapse.  The bodies of 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, and 26-year-old Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge on March 27. All six of the workers …

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (UPDATES) 2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (UPDATES)
2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (Updates) A large-scale search and rescue effort was under way Tuesday morning, March 26 in Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Multiple cars were sent into the water below, bringing the Coast Guard and emergency response teams to the scene along Interstate 695 at approximately 1:30 a.m., when a cargo ship struck a portion of the bridge. Two people had been rescued as of 10:20 a.m., according to the Washington Post. At least six other construction workers remain unaccounted for, and another hospitalized, the news agency said. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott decl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of 27-Year-Old Recovered From Water In Virginia Beach: Police Body Of 27-Year-Old Recovered From Water In Virginia Beach: Police
Body Of 27-Year-Old Recovered From Water In Virginia Beach: Police An off-duty officer recently spotted the body of a 27-year-old in the Sandbridge Beach area, police said. On Sept. 16, a body was recovered from the water in the 3100 block of Sandfiddler Road, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. After further examination of the body, officials confirmed it was Ryan Tew. Tew was reported missing by the Coast Guard on Sept. 14, authorities reported. "Most of you know my brother went out on the Chesapeake Bay Monday night and never returned home. They recovered his kayak 5 miles off Cape Henry." Tew's sister, Katy, posted on her Facebook pa…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency
To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency Maryland State Police took to the skies to save a man at sea after a crew member suffered a medical emergency on a cruise ship sailing the Chesapeake Bay. The aviation crew from the state police Easton Section responded to the Chesapeake Bay off the shores of Kent Island over the weekend after receiving a call from the Coast Guard advising that there was a serious medical event taking place on the boat. Police said that the Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship was requesting immediate aerial evacuation of one of its crew members at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 …

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Man Sentenced For Assault, Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat Virginia Man Sentenced For Assault, Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat
Virginia Man Sentenced For Assault, Murdering Co-Worker With Fishing Knife On Scalloping Boat A Mexican national last known to be living in Virginia will spend nearly two decades behind bars after admitting to viciously attacking three former coworkers on a commercial fishing boat, killing one during a violent attack off the coast of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Franklin Freddy Meave Vasquez, 31, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 235 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of second-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon. On Sept. 23, 2018, “The Captain Billy Haver” …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Second Victims Of Mysterious Virginia Beach Drownings Was Mechanic Working On Sobriety Second Victims Of Mysterious Virginia Beach Drownings Was Mechanic Working On Sobriety
Second Victims Of Mysterious Virginia Beach Drownings Was Mechanic Working On Sobriety One was a rising star mechanic, the other a young business owner with big hopes and dreams. Both Zamari Wilson, 12, and Ryan Neal, 44, drowned within hours of each other July Fourth weekend on Virginia Beach. Ryan Michael Neal's body was found in the 3400 block of Shore Drive at 4:15 pm July 3. He drowned a little over a mile away from where 12-year-old Zamari Wilson went missing earlier that day. Trouble began when Neal went walking on a sandbar with his girlfriend, his friend wrote on a GoFundMe page. She struggled to save him for over 30 minutes before almost drowning herself. Zam…

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by AJ Goldbloom & Cecilia Levine