A 43-year-old NYPD detective who toiled long hours at Ground Zero searching for remains of those who died on 9/11 has, himself, died of cancer.
William Holfester's family believes his death may have been related to the recovery work he did at the World Trade Center site.
To date, the city has been reticent to include those who have died of health problems possibly linked to 9/11 to that tragic event. A greater effort must be made to verify the cause of these illnesses and rightly proclaim deaths attributed to 9/11 rescue and recovery efforts as victims of the terrorist attacks.
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