Hours before, the Australian had arrived in the Indian port city – referred to my many in India as the ‘City of Dreams’ – to begin recording for a new TV documentary series.
Instead, she found herself fleeing deep into the hotel’s vast warren of corridors as the terrorists, sent from Pakistan, mercilessly hunted down and murdered guests and security personnel. Escape the Taj Mumbai is Daniela’s story of survival and ultimately, escape.
In 2021, Sky News is marking some of the century’s biggest news events through the personal stories of lives defined by unforgettable moments from the last 21-years.
Escape the Taj Mumbai is episode 16 of the 21-part series StoryCast ’21
CREDITS -
Escape the Taj Mumbai was written and produced by Rob Mulhern
Recordings by Tom Gillespie
Special thanks to Daniela Federici and Ashish Joshi
Digital by Tom Gillespie
Presented by Jayne Secker
TV treatment, Victoria Hudson-Grant
Head of Sky News Radio Dave Terris
Design and graphics, Brian Gillingham
Social media, Chris Scott
Press and Marketing, Alexandra Horton
Email: storycast@sky.uk
For more on this story visit www.skynews/storycast21
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