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Man buried alive under 30 feet of rubble on 9/11 recalls being found in NYC at Ground Zero

Will Jimeno, a rookie Port Authority police officer, rushed to the World Trade Center to help save lives on Sept. 11, 2001. He was found after being buried alive under 30 feet of rubble when the South Tower suddenly began to collapse above him.

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Man buried alive under 30 feet of rubble on 9/11 recalls being found in NYC at Ground Zero
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Filed under General · Global · North America · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: Trade (38), New York City (4), Ground Zero (4).

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