Woman Seen Covered In Dust In 9/11 Attacks Dies Of Cancer

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A hazy image of a woman coated in ash was one of the iconic images of Sept. 11, 2001, and now, the woman in the picture has died of cancer.

Marcy Borders was just 28 years old, working as a legal assistant for Bank of America, when she made it down from the 81st floor of the former One World Trade Center that day, WCBS 880’s Ginny Kosola reported.  

Marcy Borders covered in dust as she takes refuge in an office building after one of the World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001. Borders was caught outside on the street as the cloud of smoke and dust enveloped the area. (Credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)She stepped onto the sidewalk as the South Tower began to fall.

A photographer captured the image of Borders, covered in ash and looking like a ghost.

Borders, who lived in Bayonne, New Jersey and was a mother of two, was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year. She died in Monday at the age of 42.

Borders had wondered if her illness was related to that day, because she had not suffered from other illnesses.

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2 thoughts on “Woman Seen Covered In Dust In 9/11 Attacks Dies Of Cancer

  1. Independent researchers found the dust to be highly radioactive. The amount of rubble left could not account for nearly the total mass of those buildings, even taking into account the seven sub-basements.

    Partially vaporized with micro-nukes would definitely account for that anomaly.

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