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He Thought It Was Debris Until He Got Closer 😔

Shawn Ryan Show

A firsthand witness account of people jumping from a burning building during what appears to be the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. The speaker describes initially mistaking falling bodies for debris and witnessing multiple people jumping in rapid succession over several minutes.

Summary

The speaker was blocked from proceeding on a city block and exited their vehicle to walk around. Upon reaching a corner, they observed what they initially perceived as debris falling from a building. As the falling objects descended closer to ground level, the speaker realized with horror that the 'debris' was actually people jumping from the building. Over a four to five minute period, the witness observed approximately two dozen people jumping sequentially—one, two, three at a time. The people were falling onto Vesey Street and into the courtyard between buildings one and two. Upon impact with the ground, the bodies caused such severe trauma that the speaker describes them as having 'evaporated,' using this word to convey the catastrophic nature of the falls from such a height.

Key Insights

  • The witness initially mistook falling bodies for building debris until they got close enough to the ground to realize what was actually happening
  • Multiple people jumped in succession—one, two, three at a time—over a four to five minute period, totaling approximately two dozen jumpers
  • The people landed in the courtyard area between buildings one and two on Vesey Street
  • The force of impact from the height caused such severe trauma that the speaker describes the bodies as having 'evaporated' upon hitting the ground
  • The speaker was positioned at street level where they had an unobstructed view of the falls and their immediate aftermath

Topics

September 11th attacksWorld Trade CenterPeople jumping from burning buildingFirsthand witness accountMass casualties

Transcript

[0:00] You can't get on the block to jump it. And I got out of the car, walked around the cars, got to the corner, and [music] saw this debris coming down off the building. And as that debris got closer to the ground, I realized [music] it wasn't debris, it was people. And they were jumping one, two, three at a time. Over the next [music] four or five minutes, I guess, I watched a couple dozen people jump from the building to the ground. They were hitting the ground on Vesey, the courtyard between one and two. When they hit the ground, they basically evaporated.

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