Former CNN videographer dies from 9/11 linked cancer
Former CNN videographer Michael Gittelman has died from cancer caused by exposure to hazardous materials while covering the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath, reports Westwood One.
Gittelman was on the ground covering the story on Sept. 11, 2001 and the days and weeks that followed, which caused him to be exposed to a myriad of debris, toxic particles and chemicals.
He, like many other first responders and others who were in the thick of Ground Zero, developed cancer connected to his exposure to the site.
Gittelman most recently worked from i24News, who paid tribute to him on air.
9/11 has claimed another victim. Rest in peace former @CNN cameraman Michael Gittelman. He developed a cancer that ravaged his body as a result of covering the terrorist attacks & the aftermath for weeks afterwards from a vantage point near Ground Zero. We will miss Mike greatly. pic.twitter.com/mLuNQ4dyss— Steve Kastenbaum (@SKastenbaum) August 14, 2019
A beloved member of the i24NEWS family, Michael Gittelman, sadly passed away yesterday. He was a top-notch photojournalist who will be greatly missed by every news team graced to have worked with him. Steve Langford has this tribute with @EricLandskroner and @ArielleHixson: pic.twitter.com/eIvpE8CC3p— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) August 14, 2019
