NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Two new 9/11 victims have been identified through advanced DNA testing technology, the city’s medical examiner announced Tuesday.
Dorothy Morgan, of Hempstead, Long Island, is the 1,646 person and an unnamed man is the 1,647 person to be identified since the World Trade Center attacks nearly 20 years ago.
The identity of the unnamed man is being withheld at the request of his family, according to the medical examiner’s office.
“Twenty years ago, we made a promise to the families of World Trade Center victims to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to identify their loved ones, and with these two new identifications, we continue to fulfill that sacred obligation,” said Dr. Barbara A. Sampson, chief medical examiner, in a statement.
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit New York City on Saturday for the 20th Anniversary of the attacks, which took the lives of 2,753 people.
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“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,” she said.
Morgan’s identification was confirmed through the DNA testing of remains recovered in 2001; while the unnamed man’s identification was confirmed through remains recovered in 2001, 2002 and 2006, according to the medical exmaner’s office.
The identifications mark the first since October 2019 under the city’s ongoing forensic testing. Another 1,106 victims — or 40% — remain unidentified.