9/11 anniversary: Woman who was in Twin Towers as first plane hit relives her remarkable escape from terror attacks
dailyrecord.co.ukAyrshire woman has relived the horror of the 9/11 terror attacks 20 years on after narrowly escaping with her lifeVanessa Lawrence was on the 91st floor north tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when Flight 11 plunged into the New York skyscraper.Nobody above the 91st floor survived the attacks.Vanessa, who is renowned artist throughout Ayrshire, clambered down 91 flights of stairs for 50 minutes and even then she had not escaped immediate danger.As she emerged from the building the south tower collapsed and Vanessa was enveloped in dust and debris.
Vanessa was two months into an artist in residence post at the Twin Towers and has been interviewed by the BBC for a documentary — Surviving 9/11 — to mark the 20th anniversary.
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