The video captures the confusion and terror the average person in New York would’ve experienced on 11 September 2001
A woman’s homemade video of the 9/11 attacks shares a chilling insight into what it was like to see the Twin Towers collapsing.
Depending on the year you were born, images of the burning World Trade Centre may be something you’ll only witness through documentaries, old news reports and photographs.
The 9/11 attacks have changed American history forever (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
These are usually accompanied with a full explanation of what happened in the lead up the attacks as well as the aftermath, which means anyone who wasn’t alive or old enough on the fateful day can be clued up on what happened pretty quickly.
However for those who witnessed 9/11 first hand, specifically those living in New York City at the time, the attacks will have been a terrifying plunge into an unknown world.
Despite the internet having no shortage of evidence related to the 11 September attacks, none of them are quite able to capture the sheer terror of what it would’ve been like to watch it unfold in real time.
Just remember we’re talking about an age before smart phones and social media, which means people will have largely been relying on conventional news reports and word of mouth for their information.
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One video which manages to perfectly capture the terror felt across the city is a homemade recording which was created by Caroline Dries, an American TV writer who was studying in the city and saw the incident from the window of her dorm room.
Watch the horrifying footage she captured below (WARNING: distressing content):
