At 08:46 on 9/11 , Dries and her roommate Megan were sleeping in at their New York University dormitory . They were awakened when American 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 , the actual collision was not captured by her . 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 drink either apple juice or vodka , 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
American Airlines Flight 11
American Airlines Flight 11
Caroline Dries