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Woman seen in iconic 9/11 photo gets the same photographer to shoot her wedding 17 years later

9/11 survivor Joanne Capestro was photographed by Phil Penman as she escaped the attack and he later donated the picture to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum

September 11, 2001, started out like any other day for Joanne ‘Jojo’ Capestro but soon turned into a nightmare she can never forget. Joanne was 39 years old at the time and was working in her office on the 87th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower moments before the attack took place. 

Joanne was planning on going downstairs with her colleague but a phone call interrupted their plans. While she was on the call, the hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower only six floors above Joanne's office where she worked as an assistant secretary. She was able to locate the only available staircase exit and rushed down 87 flights of stairs while in high heels.