As the 9/11 attacks collapsed his office, a blind man's guide dog helped him down 78 flights to safety and saved his life
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Roselle, a farm dog, died in 2011, but her courage put her name in the story of the September 11 tragedy. Know (or record) the details of her rescue.
As the 9/11 attacks collapsed his office, a blind man's guide dog helped him down 78 flights to safety and saved his life
During the harrowing 9/11 attacks, Michael Hingson's guide dog, Roselle, became his lifeline, leading him down seventy-eight floors from the north tower. Together with his colleague David Frank, they managed to escape the crumbling World Trade Center amid chaos. While firefighters bravely climbed upward, Hingson and Frank made their way to safety. In the aftermath, Hingson found solace through sharing their powerful story of trust and collaborat…
As the 9/11 attacks collapsed his office, a blind man's guide dog helped him down 78 flights to safety and saved his life - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES
September 11, 2026, will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which collapsed the World Trade Centre and led to the loss of thousands of lives. It also marks 25 years since Michael Hingson’s life was saved by his guide dog, who helped him escape from the 78th story of the north tower of […]
The building shakes. Almost 100 stories below them is Manhattan, and the office begins to tilt. Michael Hingson has been blind since birth. On September 11, 2001, he is standing in the doorway of his office in the North Tower of the World Trade Center when he hears a muffled explosion. “We probably moved about 20 feet,” he recalls. His colleague David Frank grabs the desk. The two say goodbye. The reason is simple: they think they could fly from…
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