Bone Fragments Found on Roof Near WTC

By Associated Press

September 27, 2005, 3:19 PM EDT


NEW YORK -- Bone fragments, possibly human, have been discovered on the roof of a former bank building damaged in the collapse of the World Trade Center.

The fragments, fewer than 10 and none measuring more than 2 inches, were turned over to the city medical examiner's office, where they were being tested Tuesday.

"If they are determined absolutely to be human, then we will try to extract DNA to try to make an identification," said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner.

On Monday, construction workers preparing to tear down the former Deutsche Bank building discovered the bone fragments amid gravel as they were cleaning the rooftop.

The facade of the 41-story building was gashed when the trade center collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001. A security guard at the building was killed.

The bank building had been inspected numerous times by the city since the disaster. In August 2002, three small pieces of bone were found on the same roof, but tests showed they were not from humans.

The medical examiner has identified nearly 1,600 of the 2,749 World Trade Center victims, mostly through DNA testing.

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