Thread by @ErinTVnews, This is what’s left of the Christopher Columbus Statue near Little Italy [...]

Erin MacPherson

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This is what’s left of the Christopher Columbus Statue near Little Italy in #BaltimoreCity. Protestors pulled it down on Saturday night and then threw into the Inner Harbor. @WMAR2News #GMM2

Here you can see the trail where the Christopher Columbus statue was pulled from the middle of Columbus Park to the channel connecting to the Inner Harbor. @WMAR2News #GMM2

#BREAKING: Crew now on site to get the Christopher Columbus statue out of the water.

The area is now roped off and there’s a tow truck on site. A dive team is preparing to go into the water to find the statue, then they’ll pull it out. @WMAR2News #GMM2

A diver is suiting up and getting ready to get in the water. @WMAR2News #GMM2

The diver is in the water and it looks like he found the statue. @WMAR2News #GMM2

Part of the Christopher Columbus statue has been taken out of the water. Now it’s going to an art studio for a Maryland artist to recast and refurbish it. A diver is working to locate the other pieces. @WMAR2News #GMM2

The second piece of the statue has just been pulled out of the water. @WMAR2News #GMM2

Another big piece of the statue was pulled out. The head was taken out in much smaller pieces. @WMAR2News #GMM2

Now crews are packing up and clearing out. They’re taking the pieces of the Christopher Columbus statue to an art studio to be refurbished. @WMAR2News #GMM2

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