On September 11, 2001, a rare exception to the total shutdown of U.S. civilian airspace was made to save the life of a snake handler in Florida who had been bitten by a deadly inland taipan.

time2lose@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

On September 11, 2001, a rare exception to the total shutdown of U.S. civilian airspace was made to save the life of a snake handler in Florida who had been bitten by a deadly inland taipan.

Maeve@kbin.earth · 6 days ago

I don’t remember exact timelines. I do remember loved ones scheduled to fly home from abroad that had to wait. It wasn’t military or affiliated, just visiting other loved ones, but I was deeply worried and wanted them to come home.