Ground Zero: Remains of 72 people found at World Trade Center site

Daily Mail | June 24, 2010

It's been nearly nine years since the Towers came crashing down, killing nearly 3,000 people.

But there will be fresh heartache for the families of victims today as it emerged that, despite the years, investigators are still finding human remains in the debris.

A renewed search of debris in and around the World Trade Centre site has recovered 72 human remains, New York City officials have said.

The sifting of more than 800 cubic yards of debris recovered from Ground Zero and underneath roads around the lower Manhattan site began in April and ended on Friday.

The greatest number of remains - 37 - were found from material underneath West Street, a highway on the west side of Ground Zero.

The new debris was uncovered as construction work made new parts of the site accessible.

The city began a renewed search for human remains in 2006, with more than 1,800 remains recovered so far.

Some have been matched to previously unidentified September 11 victims.
The grisly discovery comes as plans for a performing arts centre at Ground Zero begin to take shape.

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