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Stinky The Clown

(67,800 posts) Tue Mar 26, 2024, 02:23 PM Mar 26

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8 men hit the 47F water at 130AM. They were from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. They were in their 30s an early 40s. [View all]

They were on the bridge doing road deck repairs.

Two were rescued. One refused medical help. One was listed as critical when taken to a trauma center. Amazingly, he was just released.

Six are still missing. All were married. They have kids. They came here for a better life.

As of this writing - 216pm EDT - Coast Guard are still considering this a search and rescue, not a recovery.

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8 men hit the 47F water at 130AM. They were from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. They were in their 30s an early 40s. [View all] Stinky The Clown Mar 26 OP

Oh no Easterncedar Mar 26 #1

I knew it. Dammit. yorkster Mar 26 #2

Link? Renew Deal Mar 26 #3

Local TV Stinky The Clown Mar 26 #8

Beyond these men there may be more casualties. RockRaven Mar 26 #4

I heard a report that the bridge was closed to traffic after the ship radioed a Mayday. Straw Man Mar 26 #9

That is the belief but requires confirmation. RockRaven Mar 26 #10

There's a time lapse video out there somewhere DemInBuckhead Mar 26 #11

I could see flashing lights on the bridge up until the moment of collapse. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 #13

That might be possible. It was reported that some of the avebury Mar 27 #28

I found a slightly larger video canetoad Mar 26 #19

My car was once BigMin28 Mar 26 #5

That Dali was also involved in a previous crash GreenWave Mar 26 #6

Until they find otherwise, I will hope all six will be found alive even though it is not likely. LoisB Mar 26 #7

And yet all we ever hear about immigrants cilla4progress Mar 26 #12

Heartbreaking mountain grammy Mar 26 #14

exactly bdamomma Mar 26 #24

heart breaking et tu Mar 26 #15

Tragic. Evolve Dammit Mar 26 #16

I so hope they saved themselves and Baitball Blogger Mar 26 #17

Probably wearing work boots and winter coats... Kid Berwyn Mar 26 #18

Ahh! I wondered as I saw a portion of the bridge lever up rapidly Arthur_Frain Mar 26 #20

... BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 26 #21

Fixing bdamomma Mar 26 #22

Has anyone explained why those men weren't warned by the state troopers? ecstatic Mar 26 #23

Tragic timing Stinky The Clown Mar 26 #25

Probably the only way to warn them is drive out on the bridge with the ship about to hit. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 27 #27

MSNBC played the audio of the emercency calls csziggy Mar 27 #31

I listened to the call on CNN pinkstarburst Mar 27 #34

I read where that bridge was almost 2 miles long. Not much time to get off the bridge Deuxcents Mar 26 #26

What is the significance of where they were from? brooklynite Mar 27 #29

Language barrier. If there were some loudspeaker system on the bridge delivering a warning, it mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 #32

No warning system on bridge no matter which language, TBF Mar 27 #33

Were they . . . AverageOldGuy Mar 27 #30

So sad malaise Mar 27 #35