More Remains Found at Ground Zero

You'd think that after five years all of the areas at Ground Zero in New York would have been fully searched for victims, but apparently not.

NEW YORK — Workers recovered more human remains Saturday from several manholes as the city began a new search for Sept. 11 victims.

The search was ordered after the surprise discovery of dozens of bones in an abandoned manhole this week.

Utility and city officials on Saturday hand-removed material from other manholes after tearing into the pavement on a service road along the site's western edge. It was then sifted onsite by forensic officials for fragments of human remains, said deputy mayor Edward Skyler.

City officials said that about 15 more pieces of remains had been recovered, bringing the total to nearly 100 this week.

Upset relatives of some Sept. 11 victims called for a federally led new search for remains in and around ground zero after construction workers discovered bones in one manhole excavated as part of work on a transit hub, officials said.

The 80 bones and fragments found earlier this week ranged from a little less than an inch to 12 inches long, said Ellen Borakove, spokeswoman for the city medical examiner's office. The bones possibly include ribs, arms, legs and vertebra, she said.

I know the families are upset that they weren't found previously, but now maybe some will have closure that they didn't have before. I heard a report the other night that something like 1,100 victims of 9/11 have never been found - not even a single piece. Just like the desks, computers, file cabinets and other furnishings of the two towers, they were pulverized to dust.

I would think anything found now would be a blessing.