Jumpers - Wtc

Estimates suggest that between 150 to 200 people jumped from the towers that day. The media coverage of the event showed footage of people jumping, which sparked controversy and debate about the graphic nature of the coverage.

As the towers caught fire and began to collapse, many people were trapped inside, while others were forced to evacuate. In the chaos and desperation, some people on the upper floors of the towers made the heart-wrenching decision to jump to their deaths rather than be consumed by the inferno.

The South Tower (WTC 2) collapsed at 9:59 a.m., and the North Tower (WTC 1) at 10:28 a.m. The jumpers were seen falling from the towers in the minutes leading up to the collapses. Many of these individuals were aware that the fire and smoke would eventually consume them, and they chose to take their chances with the fall.

On September 11, 2001, the world witnessed a horrific terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City. Two commercial planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were hijacked by terrorists and intentionally crashed into the Twin Towers of the WTC.