Two more victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks are identified by DNA testing days before the 20th anniversary
TWO victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the Word Trade Center were identified as the nation prepares to recognize the 20th anniversary of the tragedy that killed 2,753 victims.
Dorothy Morgan, of Hempstead, and a man whose family asked to remain anonymous, were identified through DNA testing of the now 1,106 victims who still remain unidentified.
“No matter how much time passes since September 11, 2001, we will never forget, and we pledge to use all the tools at our disposal to make sure all those who were lost can be reunited with their families.”
Morgan, 47, worked on the 94th floor for Marsh & McLennan, the insurance company.
"Shocking, I didn't expect it after all this time," her daughter Nikiah Morgan told .
The unidentified man was confirmed through testing remains from the ground zero rubble recovered in 2001, 2002, and 2006.
The two are the first known victims since FDNY firefighter Michael Haub in October 2019, according to the .
'NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING'
The Medical Examiner’s Office lab made the breakthrough by using an advanced DNA technique called Next-Generation Sequencing.
TATTOOS & PERSONAL EFFECTS
There are an estimated 7,882 unidentified victim fragments being preserved in a 2,500- square-foot repository on bedrock between the two footprints of the Twin Towers at the National September 11 Memorial Complex, the publication reported.
A total of 21,906 fragments were recovered.
Other clues to help verify 633 victims’ identities include tattoos and personal effects that helped pair with DNA testing
By far the most names found, some 800, were done so through advanced DNA testing.
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