Retired 'hero' 9/11 firefighter Bob Beckwith, who posed for photo at Ground Zero with President Bush, dies

Firefighter Bob Beckwith, remembered for standing with President George W. Bush in an iconic photo at the World Trade Center site in the days after 9/11, has died.

Former New York City firefighter Bob Beckwith, remembered for returning to service to search for survivors on 9/11, has died, the Uniformed Firefighters Association said.

Beckwith, who had already retired before Sept. 11, 2001, "suited back up" after the terror attacks and "raced toward the danger to save and search for others," former President George W. Bush said in a statement Monday.

Beckwith is remembered for standing next to Bush in an iconic photo on the rubble of the World Trade Center in the days after 9/11.

The former firefighter was 69 years old at the time of 9/11.