NEW YORK, Nov 2: The World Trade Center death toll has dropped by two to 2,795 after a New York City woman and a Florida man who had been reported missing were found alive, city officials said on Friday.

Police located Tina Spicer of Manhattan and Peter Montoulieu of Miami more than a year after they were listed as terrorism victims, and seven weeks after their names were read during the Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony.

Montoulieu, 44, told The Associated Press on Friday that the closest he got to the trade center last year was during a layover at New York’s La Guardia Airport about a week before the terrorist attack.

He said his former wife reported him missing because she thought an Indianapolis convention had taken place in Manhattan. He called police recently after he learned that his name was on the victim list.

“They were really happy to hear from me,” said Montoulieu.

Officials did not say how the Spicer error was discovered.

Quinlan said Spicer’s mother had reported her missing in the aftermath of the attack.

Thousands of worried relatives and friends placed such calls, causing the toll to swell to a peak of 6,700 about two weeks after the disaster.—AP