Remains of 9/11 firefighter identified

The remains of Lt. Jeffrey P. Walz, who was killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, have been identified.

Firefighter Jeffrey Walz was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center

Walz, 37, was last seen in the north tower

His remains were identified by city medical examiner's office

(CNN) -- The remains of a firefighter killed in the September 11, 2001, terror attacks at the World Trade Center have been identified, the New York City Medical Examiner's office said Friday.

Lt. Jeffrey P. Walz, 37, was identified after authorities retested remains that were recovered in the months following the attack.

Ironworkers wait for the final piece of the One World Trade Center spire to be raised into position for attachment to the building in New York on Friday, May 10. The 408-foot spire brings the building to a height of 1,776 feet, making it the tallest in the Western Hemisphere.

The One World Trade Center with the newly installed spire towers over the New York skyline on May 10.

The spire is perched on a temporary platform on the top of One World Trade Center on Thursday, May 2. The memorial building sits on ground zero, the site of the World Trade Center twin towers, which were destroyed in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Construction workers watch as the 408-foot spire is hoisted onto a temporary platform on the top of One World Trade Center.

An ironworker uses a line to steady the final piece of the spire.

The final section of the spire is raised to the top of One World Trade Center.

People watch as the final section of the spire is raised to the top of One World Trade Center.

Weather delayed the morning delivery of the final two sections of a 408-foot spire to the top of One World Trade Center on Monday, April 29, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Cranes surround the new building on April 2 during the last stages of the construction.

Manhattan is seen from One World Observatory from the 100th floor of 1 World Trade Center on April 2.

Workers prepare the first piece of the spire to be hoisted atop the One World Trade Center on December 12.

Parts of the spire for the new skyscraper make their way on a barge from Port Newark to Lower Manhattan on December 11.

The "Tribute in Light" shines near the spots where the twin towers once stood as red, white and blue light up the new building on the 11th anniversary of the attacks.

Ironworkers walk around the steel decking on the 100th story of the building on April 12, 2012.

Ironworker Steven Cross carries steel cable across the top of the building on April 30, 2012.

Construction continues on One World Trade Center on August 12, 2011, beside the memorial footprints of the twin towers.

A worker uses a blowtorch to cut metal near the temporary top floor of One World Trade Center on March 9, 2011.

Construction continues on September 8, 2010.

A worker stands on a scaffolding near the base of the construction on December 9, 2010.

The superstructure of One World Trade Center is seen at ground zero on August 3, 2009.

Work continues on the concrete core of the building December 9, 2008.

An excavator moves protective mats into position over the hole where test blasts were fired in preparation for the footings of what was then called Freedom Tower on June 12, 2006.

The site model of lower Manhattan with the Freedom Tower as designed by David Childs was on display at the Winter Garden on September 6, 2006, in New York.

Architect David Childs speaks beside a model design of the Freedom Tower on June 28, 2005, in New York.

Cleanup continues on August 27, 2002, nearly a year after the attacks.

Firefighters make their way over the ruins through clouds of smoke at ground zero on October 11, 2001.

A crane works on the remains of one of the twin towers on September 18, 2001.

One World Trade Center towers over NYC

Photos: One World Trade Center towers over NYC

Of the 2,753 people killed in the attack, more than 1,100 people have not had remains identified, according to Barbara Sampson, acting chief medical examiner.

More than 8,200 bone samples and additional samples require DNA testing, according to a report released by Sampson.

Walz, who was last seen in the north tower of the World Trade Center, was survived by a wife and a son, according to an obituary in the Staten Island Advance.

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