One of Bill Biggart's last photos, probably taken 3 minutes prior to Bill Biggart's death,
showing how fast dogs were on the scene
Photo source
“I am certain if Bill had come home at the end of that day, he would have had many stories to tell us, as he always did. And had we asked how it really was, he would have said, ‘Take my advice, don’t stand under any tall buildings that have just been hit by airplanes.”
-Wendy Doremus, wife of Bill Biggart.
Bill Biggart was the only journalist who died during the attacks.
More about Bill Biggart and his photos you will find on his web site , where you can also find a selection of his last photos taken on 9/11
September 11, 2011
Over 90% of the workers and visitors who died in the towers had been at or above the points of impact. In the North Tower 1,355 people at or above the point of impact were trapped and died of smoke inhalation, fell or jumped from the tower to escape the smoke and flames, or were killed in the building's eventual collapse. A further 107 people below the point of impact did not survive. In the South Tower, one stairwell remained intact allowing 18 people to escape from above the point of impact. 630 people died in the South Tower which was fewer than half of the number killed in the North Tower. Casualties in the South Tower were significantly reduced by the decision of some occupants to start evacuating when the North Tower was struck.
At least 200 people fell or jumped to their deaths from the burning towers (as depicted in the photograph The Falling Man), landing on the streets and rooftops of adjacent buildings hundreds of feet below. Some occupants of each tower above the point of impact made their way upward toward the roof in hope of helicopter rescue, but the roof access doors were locked. No plan existed for helicopter rescues, and the thick smoke and intense heat would have prevented helicopters from approaching.
A total of 411 emergency workers who responded to the scene died as they tried to rescue people and fight fires. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) lost 341 firefighters and 2 paramedics. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) lost 23 officers. The Port Authority Police Department lost 37 officers. Eight emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics from private emergency medical services units were killed. (source/ dt.)
3 Kommentare:
Liebe Birgit,
ich bin heute in einer tiefen Schwermut. Die Erinnerung an den
11.September fällt so zeitnah mit dem plötzlichen Tod meines Mannes -nur wenige Wochen vorher - zusammen.
Tausende von Menschen haben von einer Sekunde auf die andere ihr Liebstes verloren, ich weiß, was das heißt...
Die Geschichten der Menschen, die mit ihren Rettungshunden auch ihr
Leben riskieren, haben mich tief bewegt.
Der verstorbene Journalist tat es aus demselben Grund, um der Nachwelt dieses Grauen zu dokumentieren.
Liebe Grüße
Britta-Gudrun
Liebe Britta-Gudrun,
Auch ich bin schon die ganzen letzten Tage mit diesem Tag und seinen Folgen beschäftigt. Und dies wird auch noch ein wenig so bleiben.
Es tut mir sehr leid zu hören , dass diese Zeit für dich so nah mit dem Verlust deines Mannes zusammenhängt, von daher müssen die Bilder der trauernden Menschen noch einmal eine ganz andere Nähe zu Verlust und Schmerz für dich bedeuten.
Ich drücke dich jetzt einfachj mal von hier aus. Manchmal gehen Worte nicht.
Birgit
I just want to say thank you to Wendy Doremus, the wife of Bill Biggart,for granting me permission to share some of the photos he took on his last day.It means a lot to me.
Birgit
Hier noch der Link zum Rodrigues Blog - here the link to another post in my Rodrigues blog
http://insel-rodrigues.blogspot.com/2011/09/911-in-memoriam-bill-biggart_7472.html
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