Lost Footage Resurfaces: A Haunting New Glimpse of 9/11
Nearly 20 years after the September 11 attacks, a powerful piece of history has reemerged. A previously unseen video, filmed from a boat off Manhattan, captures the harrowing moment the second plane struck the South Tower — and the stunned reactions of those who witnessed it. Uploaded by Kevin Westley, the footage offers a rare, deeply human perspective on a tragedy many believed had been fully documented.
Westley, who had unknowingly kept the video private for years, released it along with a personal reflection on 9/11 and his later military service in Iraq. In a moving account, he recounted the emotional toll of escorting fallen soldiers and enduring nightly mortar attacks. “A piece of our soul is lost on the battlefield,” he wrote, connecting the pain of two defining moments in modern American history.
“Westley’s footage and reflections stand as a poignant testament to the human cost of tragedy — and to the quiet resilience of those who bore witness and carried on.”
