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Hidden victims of the World Trade Center

By ERIKA MARTINEZ
New York Post

NEW YORK — While NYPD Detective James Zadroga valiantly fought the Ground Zero illness that took his life last week, two city EMTs died in virtual anonymity of similar ailments.

EMT Timothy Keller, 41, died June 23, 2005; EMT Felix Hernandez, 31, died Oct. 23, 2005. Family, friends and colleagues are now coming forward to talk about the life-threatening risks Ground Zero workers face.

"There is no doubt in any of our minds that there is a direct correlation between their deaths and their participation at Ground Zero," said Don Faeth, vice president of the Uniformed Emergency...

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