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| 7/7 inquest: Survivor found friend's body after blast | 7/7 inquest: Survivor found friend's body after blast |
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| A survivor of the 7 July bus bombing broke down as she told the inquests how she found the body of a friend who died in the attack. | A survivor of the 7 July bus bombing broke down as she told the inquests how she found the body of a friend who died in the attack. |
| Camille Scott-Bradshaw, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was blown out of the bus and on to the road by the force of the blast. | |
| Afterwards, she said she recognised the body of colleague Marie Hartley from her hair and a bracelet on her wrist. | Afterwards, she said she recognised the body of colleague Marie Hartley from her hair and a bracelet on her wrist. |
| A total of 52 people died in four suicide attacks in London in 2005. | A total of 52 people died in four suicide attacks in London in 2005. |
| Ms Scott-Bradshaw and Ms Hartley had travelled to the capital for a conference when they were caught up in the bombing of the number 30 bus in Tavistock Square. | Ms Scott-Bradshaw and Ms Hartley had travelled to the capital for a conference when they were caught up in the bombing of the number 30 bus in Tavistock Square. |
| 'Floating' | 'Floating' |
| Giving evidence by video link, she told the inquest she had felt "uneasy" when a fellow passenger mentioned there had been an explosion on the Underground, but "didn't for one minute think that it would affect me". | Giving evidence by video link, she told the inquest she had felt "uneasy" when a fellow passenger mentioned there had been an explosion on the Underground, but "didn't for one minute think that it would affect me". |
| Nevertheless, she decided to send a text message to her partner and colleagues to tell them she was safe. | Nevertheless, she decided to send a text message to her partner and colleagues to tell them she was safe. |
| Moments later, 18-year-old suicide bomber Hasib Hussain detonated his device. | Moments later, 18-year-old suicide bomber Hasib Hussain detonated his device. |
| "I kept thinking, it's a bomb, a bomb, a bomb has gone off, but I couldn't see anything," she said. | "I kept thinking, it's a bomb, a bomb, a bomb has gone off, but I couldn't see anything," she said. |
| "My eyes were just black and I just felt like I was floating through the air." | "My eyes were just black and I just felt like I was floating through the air." |
| Ms Scott-Bradshaw said she began searching for Ms Hartley, 34, in the courtyard of the nearby British Medical Association building. | Ms Scott-Bradshaw said she began searching for Ms Hartley, 34, in the courtyard of the nearby British Medical Association building. |
| "I asked people if they knew where Marie was... I just remember looking over and I think, in the corner, there were bodies... and I could see Marie. I just knew it was Marie. | "I asked people if they knew where Marie was... I just remember looking over and I think, in the corner, there were bodies... and I could see Marie. I just knew it was Marie. |
| "Then someone came along and put a sheet over her. I knew it was Marie because I could see her hair, her bracelet and her arms." | "Then someone came along and put a sheet over her. I knew it was Marie because I could see her hair, her bracelet and her arms." |
| Ms Scott-Bradshaw suffered severe leg injuries and damage to her hearing, but told the inquest she was "very, very lucky" to escape the bombing with her life. | Ms Scott-Bradshaw suffered severe leg injuries and damage to her hearing, but told the inquest she was "very, very lucky" to escape the bombing with her life. |
| Another of those giving evidence on Monday was Anthony Stavely, who was driving through Tavistock Square when the blast happened. | Another of those giving evidence on Monday was Anthony Stavely, who was driving through Tavistock Square when the blast happened. |
| Speaking outside the court afterwards, he explained what he had witnessed: "A black flash, smoke going up in the air... then debris coming down and quietness afterwards. | Speaking outside the court afterwards, he explained what he had witnessed: "A black flash, smoke going up in the air... then debris coming down and quietness afterwards. |
| "I got out of the car and everything was very quiet, and there were some bodies lying in the street in front of me." | "I got out of the car and everything was very quiet, and there were some bodies lying in the street in front of me." |
| In total, 13 people were killed by the Tavistock Square bomber. | In total, 13 people were killed by the Tavistock Square bomber. |
| The inquests continue. | The inquests continue. |