1/18/2024

“New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham on Thursday [1/18/2024] announced the identification of a victim from the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

The victim was identified as John Ballantine Niven and has become the 1,650th person to be identified since 2001 through DNA analysis, according to the mayor’s office. Officials said that the remains of 2,753 have been recovered from the attack. Around 1,103 victims remain unidentified.

Neven was 44 years old, according to WABC. He was married and had an 18-month-old child at the time.”

  Jessica Goodman, “9/11 Victims’ Remains Identified Nearly 23 Years After 2001 Attacks,” krmg.com, January 20, 2024