Boston Marathon Survivors, Responders React to Passing of Victoria McGrath

Survivors, responders, and friends of Victoria took to social media to express their condolences

By Caitlin Fichtel • •

On Monday afternoon Boston Marathon survivors, first responders, and friends of Victoria McGrath took to social media to express their condolences.

Victoria McGrath attended the Boston Marathon in 2013 and was just five feet away from the first explosion.

McGrath, a student at Northeastern University was killed during a trip to Dubai along with another classmate.

Many took to social media to react to McGrath's passing including marathon survivors JP and Paul Nordon, and Anton Spaans, first responder Robert Wheeler, one of her professors Rand Ghayad.

 
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Life can change in an instant...we know this only too well. Those who survived the Boston Marathon bombings of April...

Posted by Norden Brothers - Boston Marathon Survivors on Sunday, March 6, 2016
 
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الله يرحمهاThe path of your life can change in an instant...this is so sad.... Victoria McGrath, my student and...

Posted by Rand Ghayad on Sunday, March 6, 2016
 
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Love and light to my fellow#bostonmarathon #survivor Victoria McGrath ...taken by accident from our Marathon family...

Posted by Lynn Julian on Monday, March 7, 2016
 
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Victoria McGrath always with a smile and bright spirits. xo vic smooth sailing. To family and rest of the survivor community remember we are still all hear for you. Xo

Posted by Robert Wheeler on Sunday, March 6, 2016
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Mariana and I are heart broken to hear that a beautiful young lady who was one of the Boston Marathon bombing survivors,...

Posted by Anton Spaans on Sunday, March 6, 2016
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