A SALINAS RUNNER (AND HER SPECTATOR HUSBAND) ARE O.K., AS IS A CASTROVILLE RUNNER, (AND HIS FAMILY). STEPHANIE BOUQUET WAS ALREADY BACK AT HER HOTEL, ATHOUGH HER HUSBAND WAS ABOUT A BLOCK FROM THE FINISH LINE WHEN THE 2 DEVICES EXPLODED TODAY. CASTROVILLE RUNNER DANIEL TAPIA, WHO WAS THE 2ND AMERICAN TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE TODAY (AND THE 9TH OVERALL) WAS EATING LUNCH WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN THE EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED. BOUQUET AND TAPIA WERE JUST 2 OF THE 27 THOUSAND RUNNERS WHO WERE OFFICIALLY TAKING PART IN TODAY’S WORLD- RENOWNED BOSTON MARATHON. CELLPHONE SERVICE WAS SHUT DOWN IN THE AREA DUE TO CONCERNS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMEONE SETTING OFF AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE REMOTELY. THERE ARE REPORTS (THAT IN A SEARCH OF THE AREA) 2 MORE DEVICES WERE FOUND. AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THE EXPLOSIONS, AND SEVERAL DOZENS OTHERS HAVE BEEN WOUNDED.
A THIRD INCIDENT (THIS TIME AT THE J.F.K. LIBRARY SEVERAL MILES AWAY) WAS REPORTEDLY NOT CONNECTED WITH THE 2 MARATHON EXPLOSIONS.
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS BARRED LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT FROM WITHIN 3.5 MILES OF THE SITE.
ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT ANYONE ELSE FROM THE TRI-COUNTY AREA RUNNING IN THE BOSTON MARATHON IS ENCOURAGE TO CALL ME.
