TRADE CENTER RUBBLE YIELDS ANOTHER BODY

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, March 16, 1993                   TAG: 9303160128
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short
TRADE CENTER RUBBLE YIELDS ANOTHER BODY
Searchers found the body of the last missing victim of last month's World Trade Center bombing on Monday, bringing to six the number of people killed by the huge vehicle-bomb explosion.
The victim was identified as Wilfredo Mercado, 37, a hotel employee who was last seen in the basement parking area where the bomb exploded Feb. 26. The first five victims were found within hours of the explosion at the 110-story twin towers.
Three people have been arrested in the bombing, which injured more than 1,000 people. Published reports said authorities were looking for at least three more suspects.
Trained dogs had gone into the blast area eight times over the weekend searching for Mercado. Workers searching through the rubble Monday came across a boot sticking out of the debris, said Mark Marchese, spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the complex.
Mercado's wife, Olga, has been notified, Marchese said. The couple has two children, Yvette, 10, and Heidy, 3.
Mercado was a Peruvian immigrant who came to the United States 14 years ago, learned English and earned a college degree. He worked seven days a week at two jobs to support his family.
Keywords:
FATALITY

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB