2 Bones Found in Ground Zero Manhole

NEW YORK -- Two bones were recovered this week from debris in a manhole at ground zero, the first discoveries in more than a month in the ongoing search for human remains from the Sept. 11 attack.

The bones were found in a fourth manhole underneath a service road on the western edge of the World Trade Center site, said Ellen Borakove, spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office. One bone was recovered Tuesday and another Wednesday, she said.

More than 210 body parts have been found inside manholes since Oct. 19. The discoveries sparked outcry from family members of victims, and authorities launched a new search for remains.

Since then, officials have been digging a trench in the road on the trade center site, have searched the rooftops of two buildings and have dug up several manholes.

The medical examiner's office had been sifting through debris at the site but stopped that weeks ago to wait for a new facility near the Brooklyn Bridge to open. Work began at that site Monday.

Remains of more than 40 percent of the 2,749 victims killed at the trade center have not been identified.