Coroner completes probe of Flight 93 site

Coroner completes probe of Flight 93 site
Plans to acquire land for memorial underway

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- A coroner has completed his investigation of the United Flight 93 crash site, saying less than 10 percent of the human remains were recovered from the site and he considers the land a cemetery.

Relatives of the victims have said they would like it to be treated as hallowed ground.

Since the plane crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, shortly after take off from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, Somerset County Coroner Wallace Miller has presided over the site near Shanksville, about 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. He has lead searches to recover remains of the 40 passengers and crew and the four hijackers, their personal effects, parts of the airplane and other evidence.

Miller, who said a final search in July turned up "two or three handfuls of aircraft debris" but no remains, announced Tuesday that he was officially ending his investigation.

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