9/11 'Dust Lady' Marcy Borders dies after battle with stomach cancer

By Jonathan Lin | The Jersey Journal
on August 25, 2015 at 3:41 PM, updated August 25, 2015 at 7:18 PM

BAYONNE -- After a yearlong battle with stomach cancer, Marcy Borders -- the woman known as the "Dust Lady" from the iconic photo taken of her as she escaped from the Twin Towers on Sept. 11 -- has died, according to Facebook posts by multiple family members.

Michael Borders, Marcy Borders' brother, said in a Facebook post at 11:22 a.m. yesterday that he needed everyone to pray for her, before posting about 12 hours later: "I can't believe my sister is gone."

John Bordes, Marcy Borders' first cousin, called her "my HERO" in a Facebook comment and said that she "unfortunately succumbed to the diseases that (have) ridden her body since 9/11."

"In addition to losing so many friends, coworkers, and colleagues on and after that tragic day, the pains from yesteryear (have) found a way to resurface," he said.

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