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Heartbroken family of woman who survived 9/11 attacks but died in plane crash two months later speak for first time

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Diomande, A. (2026, November 14). Heartbroken family of woman who survived 9/11 attacks but died in plane crash two months later speak for first time. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16291055/family-women-survived-9-11-attacks-died.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-14 · by Aisha Diomande

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Hilda Yolanda Mayol, a 26-year-old Dominican immigrant who worked at Au Bon Pain in the World Trade Center's North Tower, survived the September 11 attacks but died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 two months later on November 12, 2001. Mayol was one of 265 people killed when the flight, largely populated by individuals of Dominican descent, crashed into a residential area in Belle Harbor, Queens. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the crash was due to 'unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs' by the pilot, not a terrorist attack as initially feared.
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The family of Hilda Yolanda Mayol, who survived the September 11 attacks but died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 two months later, is speaking out for the first time in 25 years. Mayol, a 26-year-old Dominican immigrant who worked at Au Bon Pain in the World Trade Center's North Tower, witnessed the collapse of the South Tower during her escape on 9/11. Exactly two months and one day after the attacks, Mayol boarded Flight 587 to her birth country but died when the plane crashed into a residential area of Belle Harbor, Queens. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the crash was due to 'unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs.' Mayol was one of the 265 people, predominantly of Dominican descent, who lost their lives in the crash.

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Aisha Diomande
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Hilda Yolanda Mayol was 26 years old when she died on November 12, 2001.
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Dominican Flight 587 New York Queens the Dominican Republic

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Mayol PERSON · 11× Joshua PERSON · 5× New York GPE · 4× Dominican NORP · 3× Queens GPE · 3× the Dominican Republic GPE · 3× Belle Harbor GPE · 2× CNN ORG · 2× Hilda Yolanda Mayol PERSON · 2× The National Transportation Safety Board ORG · 2×

Narrative

Eager to reunite with them after roughly a week apart, she arranged to take leave from work and scheduled an earlier flight, American Airlines Flight 587, to bring them home. During a memorial service in Belle Harbor, Queens, on November 12, 2003, a woman grieves the loss of a relative who died in the crash of Flight 587 The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that Flight 587 crashed because of 'unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs,' rather than the public's assumption of another terrorist attack The crash killed two pilots, seven flight attendants, 251 passengers and five people on the ground The evening prior to her departure, Mayol called her sister in the southeastern region of the Dominican Republic to check in.
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Hilda Yolanda Mayol was 26 years old when she died on November 12, 2001.

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

The grieving family of a woman who survived the Twin Towers on September 11 only to die in a plane crash two months later is speaking out for the first time in 25 years. asserted
who → grieve → years
Hilda Yolanda Mayol was 26 years old when she died on November 12, 2001. asserted
she → die → November
Mayol was a Dominican immigrant who worked at the Au Bon Pain restaurant on the ground floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. asserted
who → work → Tower
She witnessed the South Tower collapse as she fled the North Tower in a panic, as dust and debris consumed the air. asserted
dust → witness → air
Mayol boarded the doomed flight to her birth country exactly two months and one day after surviving the terrorist attack. asserted
Mayol → board → attack
Mayol's daughter, Yari Mayol, was 10 months old when her mom died, she recounted to CNN. asserted
she → die → CNN
Hilda Yolanda Mayol was 26 years old when she died on November 12, 2001, only two months after surviving the September 11 terrorist attacks The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that Flight 587 crashed because of 'unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs' asserted
Flight → die → inputs
Mayol was one of 265 people, largely of Dominican descent, killed when the Airbus A300 crashed into a residential area of Belle Harbor, Queens Mayol was one of 265 people, largely of Dominican descent, killed when the Airbus A300 crashed into the residential area of Belle Harbor, Queens. asserted
A300 → kill → Harbor
Joshua told CNN her sister was committed to their family in the Dominican Republic, working tirelessly in New York to provide whatever support they needed. asserted
they → tell → support
When the hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower at 8.46am, Mayol's manager urgently yelled at her to flee the premises and save herself, said Joshua. asserted
Joshua → hijack → herself
While evacuating, a firefighter briefly paused to give her oxygen before hurrying off to help others escape the building, according to Joshua. uncertain
others → evacuate → Joshua
Mayol, covered in dust, walked home and contacted her family in both New York and the Dominican Republic. asserted
Mayol → cover → York
Two months following the September 11 attacks, Mayol had continued working at another job in New York while her children visited and stayed with relatives in San Pedro de Macorís. asserted
children → follow → Macorís
Eager to reunite with them after roughly a week apart, she arranged to take leave from work and scheduled an earlier flight, American Airlines Flight 587, to bring them home. During a memorial service in Belle Harbor, Queens, on November 12, 2003, a woman grieves the loss of a relative who died in the crash of Flight 587 The National Transportation Safety Board ruled that Flight 587 crashed because of 'unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs,' rather than the public's assumption of another terrorist attack The crash killed two pilots, seven flight attendants, 251 passengers and five people on the ground The evening prior to her departure, Mayol called her sister in the southeastern region of the Dominican Republic to check in. asserted
Mayol → reunite → Republic
The following morning, Mayol headed to JFK Airport while her husband left for work. asserted
husband → follow → work
Rumors of an incident first reached Joshua while picking up her children from school, though her family urged her not to panic as they prepared a welcome meal for Mayol. Expecting her arrival, Joshua took a taxi to Santo Domingo's Las Américas International Airport and found American Airlines Flight 587 listed on the arrivals screen. asserted
Joshua → reach → screen
Heartbreakingly, the plane never landed; it crashed just after taking off in New York. asserted
it → land → York
The crash killed two pilots, seven flight attendants, 251 passengers and five people on the ground. asserted
crash → kill → ground
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