The grieving parents of a 14-year-old girl who was killed in the Creeslough explosion while buying an ice-cream have thanked the digger driver who refused to stop looking until they found her body.
Talented rugby player Leona Harper has stopped off at the shop for the treat on her way to a sleepover with her friend. It was 24 hours after the explosion before her body was found under the debris. Her devastated parents, Donna and Hugh, described their only daughter as a "gem" as they try to come to grips with the shocking tragedy.
Hugh told Co Donegal radio station Highland Radio: "“Leona was a little gem, very outgoing, very friendly, a lovely person, very quiet, laid-back, loved life, loved the outdoors, walking through fields, going fishing, spending time with friends, going to car shows."
