Baltimore Bridge Tragedy: Deaths of Six Latinos Spotlight Safety Concerns for Construction Workers

The bodies of two of the six presumed-dead victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse have been recovered. The six men were Latino construction workers from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala. (Credit: AFP)

NEW YORK CITY - The bodies of two of the six presumed-dead victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse have been recovered. The six men were Latino construction workers from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala. Their disappearance has raised questions and concerns about the safety of immigrant workers.

The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a submerged pickup truck Wednesday morning, NBC News reported. Fuentes was originally from Mexico and lived in Baltimore. Cabrera was from Guatemala and lived in Dundalk, Maryland.