Peter C. Woods

Sergeant

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In memory of

Peter C. Woods

2021

Died of it afterward
January 9, 2021, aged 59
The day
The Years After

Their life

Sergeant Peter Woods died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.

Sergeant Woods had served with the New York City Police Department for 20 years and was assigned to the NYPD Special Operations Harbor Unit when he retired. Besides the 2001 terrorist attack, Sergeant Woods is credited with rescuing passengers from USAir Flight 5050 that skidded off the runway at LaGuardia Airport into Bowery Bay in 1989. In addition, he was one of the first responders to the first terrorist bombing at the World Trade Center in 1993.

Survived by

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and sister.

What people have said 1

You are not just a name on a list to me. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026