Windham Runner Finished Marathon, Rushed to Aid Bombing Victim

The Union Leader reported this week that New Hampshire State Police Sgt. Sean Haggerty, a Windham resident, rushed to the aid of a severely injured woman following Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon finish line.

According to the report, the 44-year-old Haggerty was running with three other troopers in the race. He finished his run about 10 minutes before the first bombing. When the explosion took place, Haggerty ran to a woman severely bleeding from the leg, tied a tourniquet, got her in a wheelchair and pushed her to the medical tent.

One person from the other side of the country took notice to Haggerty's effort.

An anonymous runner in California posted about Haggerty's heroics on Craigslist the next day.

"Do you know Sean Haggerty from Windham?," the person wrote. "If so please tell him THANK YOU for finishing his run & helping an injured person after the explosion.He was on the news still wearing his bib. Truly amazing!"

The writer signed – "from a runner in California and the rest of the running world..."

Haggerty was one of seven Windham residents racing in Monday's Marathon.

Earlier this week, Windham Patch reported on Tracy Carracedo, who was running in his eighth and final Boston Marathon Monday but fell just short of finishing when the bombs went off.

Susan Marah, another Windham runner, went through an ordeal to reunite with her sister. Her sister shared their story this week.