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There was a first responderwith his hand on the beam That had her leg trapped

There was a first responder
with his hand on the beam That had her leg trapped

Full Transcript

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There was a first responder with his hand on the beam
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That had her leg trapped.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:39
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
American Experience Films,Ark Media

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Movie Summary

Documents the beliefs and experiences of Timothy McVeigh in the lead-up to his bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives.
And if it trembled or moved, we were told we had to go. - Oklahoma City 00:07
And if it trembled or moved, we were told we had to go.
The beam was lying on her leg, her tibia, just below the knee. - Oklahoma City 00:07
The beam was lying on her leg, her tibia, just below the kne...
Basically, to do the amputation, - Oklahoma City 00:09
Basically, to do the amputation,
And so I took the traction rope and tightened it down - Oklahoma City 00:08
And so I took the traction rope and tightened it down
Potok: Just as I got to where the barricade was, - Oklahoma City 00:11
Potok: Just as I got to where the barricade was,
Someone was yelling they thought - Oklahoma City 00:09
Someone was yelling they thought
"Get out of this building, we have just found another device!" - Oklahoma City 00:10
"Get out of this building, we have just found another d...
My eyes were in pretty bad shape. - Oklahoma City 00:05
My eyes were in pretty bad shape.
Two of my friends worked their way over to me, - Oklahoma City 00:19
Two of my friends worked their way over to me,
It had been a mockup for one of the agencies there. - Oklahoma City 00:06
It had been a mockup for one of the agencies there.
But we were still telling people, you know, - Oklahoma City 00:08
But we were still telling people, you know,
Flowers: I remember seeing that team down there - Oklahoma City 00:09
Flowers: I remember seeing that team down there
Get out of there, the bomb's going to..." - Oklahoma City 00:06
Get out of there, the bomb's going to..."
Sullivan: I don't remember how many times - Oklahoma City 00:06
Sullivan: I don't remember how many times
We would try to extract daina and she was still caught. - Oklahoma City 00:06
We would try to extract daina and she was still caught.
I reached a point where all of the blades were broken - Oklahoma City 00:12
I reached a point where all of the blades were broken
The thing that was keeping us from extracting her - Oklahoma City 00:12
The thing that was keeping us from extracting her
Man: We have two critical patients. - Oklahoma City 00:14
Man: We have two critical patients.
I couldn't see anything, - Oklahoma City 00:12
I couldn't see anything,
And I thought, "what crazy person did this? - Oklahoma City 00:06
And I thought, "what crazy person did this?