204: Part 2: Will Jimeno – Dealing with the demons after surviving 9/11

Game of Crimes

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🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In this gripping and emotional episode, Will Jimeno, a Port Authority police officer and 9/11 survivor, shares the harrowing reality of being trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center. Will opens up about the mental health battle that followed his survival, including his long journey with PTSD, survivor's guilt, and the power of family support. He explains how finding purpose in telling his story has helped him—and countless others—cope, heal, and find strength. His message is one of hope, resilience, and purpose.

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0:00.0	Ready to go further or take your ambitions to the next level,
0:04.6	it's time to commit to curiosity with a postgrad at UL.
0:08.5	Whether you want to enhance your career opportunities
0:10.9	or pivot to a new one,
0:13.3	University of Limerick has a diverse range of full-time,
0:16.4	part-time and short postgraduate programs
0:18.8	designed to set you up for success.
0:22.1	Go further and commit to curiosity at uL.i.
0:26.3	That's uL.i.
0:29.9	But I still think I was hallucinating.
0:32.2	Then I heard again, can anybody hear us if you hear us tap or yell?
0:36.2	So I kept yelling.
0:37.4	And before I knew it, there were two
0:39.1	marine reservists, Jason Thomas and Sergeant David Carnes, along with a civilian. They broke
0:44.5	through the lines because after the initial collapse of the buildings and they were starting
0:49.5	search and rescue, they had to stop because unfortunately was so dangerous. People were getting
0:53.6	hurt. So they had to stop the first was so dangerous. People were getting hurt.
0:56.6	So they had to stop the first responders coming in.
0:59.9	You guys broke through the lines and they came in.
1:02.7	Understand, we actually had both towers fall on us.
1:05.5	We were in the epicenter, but not far from the sphere.
1:07.2	So both towers actually fell on us.
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