Survivors of the September 11 attacks
Please list any known survivors below.
New York City
The vast majority of the employees of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter: 2,500 employees in 2 World Trade Center and 1,000 in 5 World Trade Center, got out safely.
Five people, some of whom were firefighters, were reported to have been rescued on September 13, 50 hours after being trapped under debris in an SUV. However, this report appears to have been false, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1543000/1543015.stm .
As of 9/13/2001 Bellevue Hospital treated about 250 people, admitting 33. Injuries included broken bones and bruises; newer patients coming in with post-traumatic stress. The majority of the patients were emergency workers: 82 firefighters and 38 police officers.
Ruth Ifcher is among the survivors.
Pentagon
Army Spc. Michael Petrovich, 32, threw a computer through a window, then jumped out behind it. He suffered second-degree burns.
Army Lt. Col. Marion Ward, 44, jumped from a second floor window. He suffered smoke inhalation and a sprained ankle.
Retired Navy Cmdr. Paul Gonzalez, 46, a budget analyst, escaped through the hole in the wall just before the area collapsed. He was in serious condition with burns and respiratory distress.
As of September 13, there were 10 people in critical condition, including:
- Louise Kurtz, 49, was starting her second day of work as an Army accountant. She had burns on about 70 percent of her body.
See also /Missing Persons and /Casualties.
External Links
References
AP (NY Times)--190 Feared Dead at the Pentagon
New York Times--Five Firefighters Found Alive in the Rubble