Dancer who lost leg in Boston bombs 'filled to brim with joy' after marathon run

A professional ballroom dancer who lost her left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings has said conquering the course on a carbon-fibre blade was a giant leap forward towards reclaiming her life.

Dancer who lost leg in Boston bombs 'filled to brim with joy' after marathon run

A professional ballroom dancer who lost her left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings has said conquering the course on a carbon-fibre blade was a giant leap forward towards reclaiming her life.

Amputee Adrianne Haslet laughed, wept, walked and ran during the gruelling 10-and-a-half hour odyssey - and finished.

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