How the Weather is Affecting the Search And Rescue After the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

On early Tuesday morning at 1:30am, a deadly tragedy struck when a cargo ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the Baltimore bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River along with cars and construction workers.

Search and rescue have pulled two from the water as well as five cars, but the search is still on for several people who are missing.

While searching in deep water is never easy, even with enough search and rescue equipment, the weather is expected to make it even more difficult.

Water Temperatures Play a Role

Tuesday morning weather felt cold temperatures around 30 degrees with the early morning water temperatures sitting in the upper 40's. Although search and rescue got to the scene as quickly as they could, the survival rate in water this cold is between 15-45 minutes.