September 11 20th anniversary: 9 incredible stories of people who survived

Joshua ZitserSep 11, 2021, 14:22 IST

A photo of people, covered in dust from the collapsed World Trade Center buildings, on September 11, 2001.Suzanne Plunkett/AP

Today marks 20 years since a series of coordinated terrorist attacks took place on September 11, 2001.
A total of 2,977 people were killed in New York City, Washington, DC, and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Those who survived had their lives transformed by the attacks. Here are some of their stories.

Genelle Guzman-McMillan was the last person pulled alive from the rubble

Genelle Guzman-McMillan was trapped for 27 hours before she was rescued. ABC 7 News

Brian Clark was one of only 18 people in the South Tower to escape from a floor above where the plane struck

Brian Clark worked for the international brokerage firm Euro Brokers, which lost 61 employees on 9/11. BBC News

Tom Canavan dug upwards and crawled out of the rubble

Captain Jay Jonas survived because he stopped to rescue a fallen woman

Jay Jonas attends the 2008 Viennese Opera Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on January 25, 2008. Dan Herrick/Getty Images

Lauren Manning had burns over 80 percent of her body

9/11 survivor Lauren Manning delivers remarks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Brian Birdwell survived the attack on the Pentagon and later became a state senator

Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell speaks in the senate chamber on February 28, 2017. Eric Gay/AP Photo

Sarah Rudder had her leg amputated and later competed in the Invictus Games

Sarah Rudder, right, crosses the finish line at the 2016 Invictus Games in Kissimmee, Florida. John Raoux/AP Photo

Will Jimeno was buried under 30 feet of rubble

Will Jimeno describes his experience of the September 11, 2001 attacks during an interview in his home in Chester, New Jersey. Richard Drew/AP Photo

John McLoughlin tried to send a radio message for Jimeno's pregnant wife

Sgt. John McLoughlin was the last man pulled alive from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks. Todd Maisel/NY Daily News/Getty Images

See inside one of the US bases housing Afghan evacuees

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