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Survivors' marathon return

Victims of the Boston Marathon bombing returned triumphantly to the course, Monday.

Adrianne Haslet, a professional ballroom dancer who lost a leg in the 2013 attacks, finished sometime after 7:15 p.m. after spending nearly 10 hours on the course and received congratulations from President Barack Obama's account on Twitter.

"Thank you, Adrianne, for being Boston Strong. Terror and bombs can't beat us. We carry on. We finish the race!"

Fellow survivor Patrick Downes finished the race on the prosthetic blade he has needed since losing his left leg in the attacks.

Downes completed the course in 5 hours, 56 minutes, 46 seconds. He reached the finish line minutes before 2:49 p.m., when the explosions on Boylston Street three years ago killed three people and wounded hundreds more.

Adrianne Haslet was still on the course at the time. The professional ballroom dancer also lost a leg in the attacks and was returning to the course as a runner. She completed the first half of the race in 4:47:17.



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