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UPDATE: Roswell Runners in Boston Marathon Update Loved Ones Via Facebook

Ten runners from Roswell were registered to race, Monday, April 15.

UPDATED Tuesday, April 16, 1:20 p.m. - A searchable results page shows the names and times of racers who actually finished the race before the blasts. Google has also created a Person Finder to search for loved ones. See below -

Deadly explosions at the 2013 Boston Marathon have turned what should have been a celebration of community and triumph of spirit into a nightmare for race attendees, including 10 runners from Roswell.

Backbay Patch is reporting that two explosions have injured 22 and left three dead, as of late afternoon Monday, April 15. 

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According to a USA Today report, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said the two devices that exploded were the only ones involved in the attack. No unexploded devices were found. And CBS-Boston reported federal officials have surveillance images of a man dropping backbacks into trashcans.

No official word yet on the identities of victims, although one of them has been reported to be an 8-year-old child. Boston Police are working to update the public through their Twitter account.

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Runners from Roswell who were registered for the race, include:

1705 1/2 Blenis, Alec 18 M Roswell GA USA USA   25800 3/9 Cooper, Colleen 32 F Roswell GA USA USA   16060 2/8 Hendry, Stacey E. 41 F Roswell GA USA USA   19510 3/2 Jenkins, Karen 52 F Roswell GA USA USA   14615 2/6 Kelderhouse, Amy 27 F Roswell GA USA USA   19591 3/2 Lenahan, Joseph J 66 M Roswell GA USA USA   15047 2/7 Quarles, Florencia M. 30 F Roswell GA USA ARG   7357 1/8 Sarphie, John P 44 M Roswell GA USA USA   1729 1/2 Stephenson, Ben W 23 M Roswell GA USA USA   18120 3/1 Webb, Yvette 48 F Roswell GA USA USA

Alec Blenis updated his Facebook page with this status around 4 p.m.:

Facebook on my phone isn't working well so I'm having trouble loading posts and comments. I'll keep trying... Just wanted to let you all know that I am okay. Thanks for checking in.

The marathon's searchable results page is showing only six of the runners from Roswell finished the race. Yvette Webb, from Roswell, finished the race at 4:02:10 on the race clock. The blasts went off at 4:09 on the race clock.

Those not listed on the results page may have either not actually attended the race or did not finish before the blasts went off and the race was stopped.

If you are trying to locate a family member call 617-635-4500. Google has also created a searchable "Person Finder." Florencia Quarles, from Roswell, has been registered on the site as alive.

We will update this article as information about the above runners becomes available.


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