The remains of 9/11 victim John Ballantine Niven have been positively identified, the NYC medical examiner’s office announced on Thursday. Niven, 44, was an executive at Aon Risk Services on the 105th floor of Tower Two of the World Trade Center. He is the 1,650th victim of the attacks to be identified.
Niven’s widow, Ellen, expressed her gratitude for the “extraordinary efforts” of city officials. “It’s a real tribute to the City of New York and the teams working behind the scenes all these years to honor that mantra ‘Never Forget.’ My son and I are so appreciative of this tremendous endeavor,” she wrote in an email.
“While the pain from the enormous losses on September 11th never leaves us, the possibility of new identifications can offer solace to the families of victims,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams in an official statement. “I’m grateful for the ongoing work from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner that honors the memory of John Ballantine Niven and all those we lost.”
Niven was one of 2,753 people killed on September 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked two planes and crashed them into the two towers at the World Trade Center.
