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Caroline Dries | |
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 Dries in 2015 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Television writer,producer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse | Danielle Maynard[1] |
Caroline Dries is an Americantelevision writer and aproducer who has worked as a writer on three series forThe CW;Smallville,Melrose Place and served as an executive producer onThe Vampire Diaries.[2] She wrote and developed the TV seriesBatwoman.[3] She is also known for the footage she captured of the9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center from herNew York City apartment while a student atNYU.[4]
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At 08:46 on9/11, Dries and her roommate Megan were sleeping in at theirNew York University dormitory. They were awakened whenAmerican Airlines Flight 11 hit the North Tower. Dries began videotaping the crash scene with a camcorder she got about a week prior, while other dorm members came into the room. About fifteen minutes later, while zooming in on people jumping out of the building (which she thought was debris, specifically mentioning chairs in the tape), the South Tower was hit; Megan began screaming while Dries said "Oh my God!" repeatedly and questioning what to do when they realized it was a deliberate attack. Due to the camera initially being on the North Tower, she did not capture the actual collision. Horrified, Megan began packing a few belongings in an attempt to flee the scene, with Dries following. When they got out of the building, they noticed that everyone else was equally confused. With no leads and not feeling safe, they went back to their dorm and watched the scene with their friends. As they were about to drinkapple juice mixed withvodka, Megan (while the camera was on her) looked back at the tower and screamed again; Dries turned the camera back to show the South Tower collapsing. Everyone continued to remain in the room until after the North Tower collapsed.[4]
Dries' footage was used in the 2008 History Channel documentary102 Minutes That Changed America.