Brooklyn Bridge crash victims identified after crew fell from masts
The two Mexican navy cadets killed when a training ship crashed into New York's Brooklyn Bridge have been identified.
The Cuauhtémoc, which had 277 crew members on board, lost power before hitting the bridge at about 8.20pm on Saturday, according to the mayor, Eric Adams.
America Yamilet Sanchez, 20, and Adal Jair Marcos, whose age was not disclosed, were named as the two sailors killed in the collision, which injured at least 19 others. Both Sanchez and Marcos had been on the masts of the ship when it struck the bridge.
The Mexican Navy said on Monday that 172 cadets and seven officers who had been aboard the Cuauhtémoc arrived at the port of Veracruz in eastern Mexico and were reunited with their families.
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