Sept. 11 victim's remains newly identified through DNA testing
ABC News
The medical examiner's office announced Thursday it has positively identified a 9/11 victim's remains.
Well over two decades since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the unyielding DNA testing by the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner paid off with a positive identification of another victim.
John Ballantine Niven, of Oyster Bay, New York, became the 1,650th victim to be identified from the Sept. 11 attacks, the medical examiner's office announced Thursday.
"While the pain from the enormous losses on September 11th never leaves us, the possibility of new identifications can offer solace to the families of victims," said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. "I'm grateful for the ongoing work from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner that honors the memory of John Ballantine Niven and all those we lost."
The new identification was made through ever-advancing DNA testing of remains recovered in 2001, the medical examiner's office said.
