Three New Victims Of 9/11 Identified By New York Coroner's Officer

Three caller group person been confirmed arsenic victims of nan 9/11 panic attacks connected nan World Trade Center that killed much almost 2,700 almost 24 years ago, New York City officials said Thursday.

The recently identified victims are Ryan Fitzgerald of Floral Park, New York; Barbara Keating of Palm Springs, California; and an big female whose sanction is being withheld astatine nan petition of family, New York’s politician and main aesculapian examiner announced.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner identified them done “family outreach and precocious DNA analysis,” nan officials said.

“Nearly 25 years aft nan disaster astatine nan World Trade Center, our committedness to place nan missing and return them to their loved ones stands arsenic beardown arsenic ever,” Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Graham said successful a statement.

The 3 are nan 1,651st, 1,652nd and 1,653rd victims identified successful nan attacks, and nan first to beryllium identified since past year, Graham and New York City Mayor Eric Adams said.

The remains of nan big female and Keating were recovered successful 2001 and nan remains of Fitzgerald were recovered successful 2002, officials said.

Although they were officially identified done DNA analysis, nan names of Keating and Fitzgerald are among nan nearly 3,000 names inscribed astatine nan 9/11 Memorial successful New York City.

Around 1,100 victims stay unidentified, nan aesculapian examiner's agency said.

"Each caller recognition testifies to nan committedness of subject and sustained outreach to families contempt nan transition of time. We proceed this activity arsenic our measurement of honoring nan lost," Graham said.

The 9/11 attacks killed 2,977 group successful all, including 2,753 who were killed successful New York City.

The attacks, which utilized hijacked rider planes, destroyed nan World Trade Center towers, and a level was collapsed into nan Pentagon. A rider formation that was to beryllium utilized successful nan attacks, United Airlines Flight 93, collapsed successful Pennsylvania.