(The Center Square) – More than five weeks after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, the remains of a fifth construction worker were recovered on Wednesday.
The victim was identified as Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez, 49, of Glen Burnie, Md., state officials said in a news release . Gonzalez was one of six workers who went missing in the collapse. One additional worker remains missing.
It was just before sunrise on March 26 when the cargo ship Dali lost power and hit the bridge, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River.
The devastating event has inspired new legislation from a lawmaker who hopes to avoid something similar happening in Washington state.
“What happened in Baltimore with the bridge collapse and most importantly the loss of life, it creates an issue for us to think about our bridges and with these massive ships, what could that mean,” said state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. “Baltimore made it clear it’s time to look at our bridges in Washington.”
Wilson, in a news release , said he plans to introduce a bill during the 2025 legislative session to study the vulnerability of bridges on Washington waterways to impacts from commercial vessels. Pier protection would be a major focus, including fenders and artificial reefs known as “dolphins” that ground ships before they can strike.