Boston Marathon Runners Post 'We're OK' to Dearborn Friends on Facebook

Heather Ferris of Dearborn wants her friends back home to know that she and her family are OK following two explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday.

"Thank God we are all okay. We appreciate your concerns. We are blessed to have such great family and friends. We were a few blocks away from the Boston Marathon finish line when we heard the explosions. We got out of the city okay and are currently on the road home," Ferris wrote on her Facebook page.

Ferris, a science teacher at Dearborn Public Schools, is one of five Dearborn residents participating in the marathon.

The other participants include Katie Millar, Angela Peecher, Sean Peecher, and Reem Taha.

Raluca Metea, a friend of Angela and Sean Peecher, and Reem Taha posted on Dearborn Patch's Facebook page that the three athletes were safe.

Katie Millar finished at about 2:10 p.m., roughly 40 minutes before the first blast, and informed her husband that she was okay. Mark Millar said his wife was at her hotel about a mile from the finish line when it happened. She is scheduled to fly home Tuesday morning, according to Heritage Media.

Google has set up a Boston Marathon Person Finder page to help locate marathon runners who have not yet checked in with loved ones.

There are two main buttons: I’m looking for someone OR I have information about someone. The Boston Marathon explosion finder is currently tracking about 4,000 people.