The youngest victim of the Creeslough explosion was found with her daddy’s arms around her when their bodies were recovered by emergency workers, her uncle revealed.
Little Shauna Flanagan Garwe, five, and her father Robert Garwe, 50, lost their lives in the blast at the Applegreen filling station in Creeslough, Donegal last Friday. Shauna, who had just begun primary school a few weeks ago, and her dad had gone to get mum Aine a birthday cake.
Shauna’s uncle Killian Flanagan told how his sister Aine has been “incredibly strong” in the wake of losing her only child and partner. He explained that she is taking comfort from the unity and support the community has shown but also that doting Shauna was found in her dad’s arms when their bodies were recovered from the scene.
