9/11 twin towers biography of george
9/11 twin towers biography of george
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9/11 Ten years on: I was the luckiest Brit in the Twin one on the floors above me lived
BLOODY but unbowed, George Sleigh stumbles through a choking cloud of dust clutching his trusty briefcase.
The British architect had miraculously crawled out of his office after watching helplessly as American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the North Tower 25ft above him.
George took 50 minutes to clamber down the stairs from his 91st-floor office – and he shudders when he remembers that no one any higher survived the attack.
Ten years on and now retired, the 73-year-old grandad counts his blessings every day.
He says: “I thought I was going to die.”
George reveals that he still has the canvas briefcase that went with him on his amazing journey to safety – and says it probably saved his life.
“When we washed it we discovered several slashes on it,” he says.
“There had been flying glass which hit the case instead of me.”
George vividly remembers even the smallest details of that