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The heart warming bond between teen seriously hurt in Arena bombing and the man who saved her life
21.05.2023 - 19:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A heartwarming bond has been formed between a woman seriously hurt in the Manchester Arena bombing and the man who saved her life. Lucy Jarvis was hit by 50 pieces of shrapnel and spent 11 days in a coma after being caught up in the terror attack, which happened six years ago on Monday.
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated his device feet away from Lucy, then 17 and now 23. As she bled and lay in a semi-conscious state, John Clarkson, a technical manager at the arena, helped and comforted her for three hours, the Sunday Mirror reports.
Kindhearted John kept in touch with Lucy as she made her recovery, and helped her return to the arena and gave her VIP tickets for gigs there. Lucy, from Wigan, said: "John is my hero. If he hadn’t been in the right place at the right moment, I’d have died – it’s crazy to think."
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John, 56, added: "Lucy has become like my adopted daughter. I’m so proud of her and everything she’s achieved. She’s an inspiration." They shared their story ahead of the anniversary of the atrocity, which was occurred as more than 14,000 people left the venue after an Ariana Grande concert.
The blast on May 22, 2017 left 22 innocent people dead – including eight-year-old Saffie Roussos – and more than 1,000 injured and traumatised. Lucy, then 17, was exiting the venue with pal Millie Tomlinson, 23, when Abedi, 22, set off his homemade device in the foyer.
When John found her she begged him to remove her trainer to help ease the pain in her foot. He refused, fearing she would lose too much blood – and medics later confirmed if he had, she would have been dead in half a minute.
John said: "Your gut reaction is to listen to the patient at
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