The heartbroken mother of a teenage girl who died following an explosion at a petrol station in Donegal last week has revealed how her daughter's body was hidden under debris after the blast for 24 hours. Donna Harper, mother of 14-year-old victim, Leona Harper, has expressed her gratitude to the determined digger driver that vowed to keep looking for her child's body after she hadn't been recorded by emergency services.
Leona had been at the Applegreen gas station in Creeslough, Co. Donegal, choosing an ice cream with her friend when the sudden explosion occured. The blast, who happened at around 3.20pm on October 7,claimed the lives of 10 people, including Leona, the Mirror reports.
Speaking yesterday, Donna said: “We’re just trying to hold up as best as we can. There’s really no words. We’d just like to say thank you to every single person that was down there on Friday.”
