Dive summary:
- Eight more fragments of what could be human remains from 9/11 victims were found Tuesday at the Fresh Kills landfill in New York.
- A sweep has been occurring at the landfill for the past two-and-a-half weeks and will continue over the next six to eight weeks.
- Since 2006, 34 missing persons have been identified from parts found in the rubble; since 2010, an extra 60 truckloads of waste from the WTC has been brought to the landfill.
From the article:
Eight more fragments that could be human remains of 9/11 victims were unearthed on Tuesday, bringing to 62 the total number of fragments recovered since sifting resumed at the former Fresh Kills landfill on April 1.
While the sifting process has been occurring daily at the landfill for the last 2 1/2 weeks, no potential human remains were found in over a week.
However, 21 pieces of potential victim remains were uncovered on April 3, 12 new fragments were unearthed on April 4, two more pieces on April 5, and one fragment on April 8, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the city medical examiner's office. ....
