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On the day following the attacks, 11 people were rescued from the rubble, including six firefighters and three police officers.[19] One woman was rescued from the rubble, near where a West Side Highway pedestrian bridge had been.[20] Two Port Authority police officers, John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, were also rescued. Discovered by former U.S. Marines Jason Thomas and Dave Karnes, McLoughlin and Jimeno were pulled out alive after spending nearly 24 hours beneath 30 feet of rubble.[21][22] Their rescue was later portrayed in the Oliver Stone film, World Trade Center.

Some firefighters and civilians who survived made cell phone calls from voids beneath the rubble, though the amount of debris made it difficult for rescue workers to get to them.[23]

By Wednesday night, 82 deaths had been confirmed by officials in New York City.[24]

Rescue efforts were paused numerous times in the days after the attack, due to concerns that nearby buildings, including One Liberty Plaza, were in danger of collapsing

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