Last of Boston Marathon bombing victims released from hospital

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Boston Marathon bombing survivor Erika Brannock, 29, a Baltimore area pre-school teacher who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, is accompanied by her mother, Carol Downing, right, as she is released from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Monday, June 3, 2013. Brannock and her sister, Nicole Gross, were waiting at the finish line for their mother to finish the race when the bombs went off. Walking behind are Dr. Alok Gupta, left, and Dr. Edward Rodriguez. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)By Daniel Lovering BOSTON (Reuters) – The last person hospitalized with injuries from the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings was discharged on Monday, still facing a long recovery from the loss of her left leg and severe injuries to her right leg. Three people were killed and 264 injured, many losing legs, when two homemade pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the race. Erika Brannock, 29, a preschool teacher from Baltimore, had traveled to the city with her sister and brother-in-law to support her mother, who was running her first marathon. …

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