K-9 OFFICER SIRIUS
With PAP Officer David Lim
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"I will always
love my partner.
He helped me search trucks entering
the WTC for explosives.
I left him in his kennel
to help rescue people in Tower # 1.
He may be a dog to most,
but he was a 'friend' to me."
~David W. Lim
Officer Lim was in the K-9 office
in the basement of the WTC and heard the explosion on an upper floor. Thinking
it was a bomb that had exploded David put his K-9 Sirius in the dog crate and
told him to stay, he was going to investigate. David told K-9 Sirius, "one
[bomb] must have gotten by us." Officer Lim had no idea of what had actually
occurred or how the world was rapidly changing for all of us.
The officer
started up the stair way directing people out and reached about the 44th. floor
when he heard the second explosion. The officer still did not have any idea what
was happening and felt that missiles had hit the building. The building
evacuation was under way and he was assisting several people down the
staircase. Officer Lim stated they could now hear the building collapsing and
he was helping a female down the staircase when the whole building came down
around them. The officer and others believe they were at about the 5th level in
the stairwell that was partly standing after the collapse. The smell of jet fuel
was heavy and they elected to go up to the now top of the World Trade Center,
the sixth floor. They were eventually tossed ropes to get down and were making
there way across the debris when small arms fire was heard.
David stated he
first thought that a battle was under way and thought to himself he was he going
to get shot after living through the building collapse? It was later found the
small arms fire was ammunition that was stored that was now being detonated by
fire. David made several attempts to find a way to get to the basement were K-9
Sirius was crated but was rebuffed by fireman and officers now trying to secure
the scene and set up rescue operations.
His Canine Sirius # 17 is still listed
as missing. Officer Lim and Sirius were new members of the USPCA having joined
in July of this year. They were members of Region 15 and had participated in
certification trials. Officer Lim told me that his department has had several
offers to replace his canine.
Officer D.W. Lim
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