Identified! NY - New York - John Ballantine Niven, 44, victim of terror attack, 2 World Trade Center, 11 Sep 2001 *remains identified 2024*

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Mystery surrounding 9/11 victim remains solved after DNA breakthrough

The remains of John Ballantine Niven, of Oyster Bay, Long Island, have been positively identified. His wife and son say they are grateful for the 'extraordinary efforts' of city officials.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The remains of a man killed at the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks have been identified more than two decades later after a DNA breakthrough.

John Ballantine Niven, of Oyster Bay, Long Island, has been positively identified, the New York City medical examiner's office announced Thursday.

The 44-year-old was an executive at Aon Risk Services, an insurance firm on the 105th floor of tower two of the trade center complex, when hijackers carried out the deadliest act of terrorism on American soil in history on Sept. 11, 2001.

His wife Ellen Niven and son Jack say they are grateful for the 'extraordinary efforts' of city officials continuing the difficult task of identifying victims' remains.

The medical examiner's office has been using advanced DNA analysis to identify remains in recent years, but roughly 40 per cent of victims have still not been linked to their remains.

Niven is the 1,650th victim identified from attack which saw hijackers crash airplanes into the Twin Towers, killing 2,753 people.

RIP John. Never forget.