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(Reuters) – Body camera video captured the shocked reactions of first responders after a bridge collapse in Baltimore in March that killed six people.
Recordings obtained by local media Friday reflected the disbelief of Maryland Natural Resources Police officers as they approached the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
“Man, it’s too damn bad, it’s like there’s no bridge,” one person can be heard in a video posted by the Baltimore Banner (NASDAQ:) as a boat approaches the collapsed bridge.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River in the early morning hours of March 26, killing six people working on the span at the time after a huge container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supports.
Last month, the FBI opened a criminal investigation into the crash, which also halted traffic at the Port of Baltimore, a trading hub that accounted for 28% of U.S. coal exports last year.
In the videos, one of the rescuers said: “We heard different numbers. We are not sure how many people were in the water and needed rescuing after the incident.
Officers trying to determine injuries can be heard asking if everything was okay, and although the ship’s crew can’t be heard responding in the video, the defendant said shortly after: “Just one cut on your fingers? Okay, do you need medical attention right now?”
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“This is a disaster,” another responder said in another video posted by the Baltimore Banner.