Community Corner
Update: Tucker Runner Finished Boston Marathon
One of three runners from Tucker is known to have finished Monday's race.
Updated Tuesday, April 16, 12:31 p.m.
ESPN has released a list of all the participating runners from Georgia in Monday's Boston Marathon who finished the race before it was cut short by two deadly bomb blasts.
On the list is Michael Anderson, runner # 5494, of Tucker, who completed the course with a time of 3:23:14.
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The other two local runners, Taeki Lee and Carlos Resendiz, were not able to complete the race before it was called off.
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Two explosions near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon have killed three people and injured 176, according to multiple media reports.
Here is our coverage from Patch in the Boston area.
We at Patch wanted to take a moment to share that our thoughts and prayers are with the victims as well as these Tucker residents who were registered for today's race.
Their names are Michael Anderson, 55, Taeki Lee, 57, and Carlos Resendiz, 41.
If you have been in contact with any of them, please share with your neighbors by commenting below.
If you were in the Boylston Street area—of if your friends and family believe you may have been in the area—you can use the Red Cross's Safe and Well site to register yourself. The site, activated by the Red Cross for the marathon explosion, allows user to search for you by name to check on your status.
To register your name, go to the Red Cross Safe and Well site.
Google also launched a similar service late Monday afternoon. To list yourself or check for a loved one with Google, go to their Person Finder page.
