William Jimeno

Birthplace

Barranquilla, Colombia

Biography

William Jose Jimeno (born November 26, 1967) is a Colombian-American author and retired Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department officer who survived the September 11 attacks in 2001. He was buried under the rubble for a total of 13 hours, but survived, along with fellow Port Authority officer John McLoughlin. He has written two books regarding the experience. The entrapment and rescue were portrayed in the 2006 Oliver Stone film World Trade Center, with Jimeno portrayed by Michael Peña. Jimeno was born in 1967 in Colombia but immigrated to New York City as a boy with his family. On January 2, 2008, Jimeno appeared on the television game show Deal or No Deal and won $271,000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Jimeno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.