Most Perk Valley Runners Confirmed Safe in Boston

Two are confirmed dead and roughly 100 were injured when two bombs detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street on Monday.

Of the Perkiomen Valley residents running in the race, almost all have been accounted for and are safe. 

Pope John Paul II Cross Country Coach Doug Symonds was among the marathon participants; he and his family are safe.

Here is an update, as of 7:30 p.m. Monday, on the other runners:

Collegeville: Jamie Berge-Slack (reported on Facebook to be safe), Robert Gealy, Dana Gehman (reported on Facebook to be safe, Elizabeth Green (reported on Facebook to be safe), Dan Kane, Laura Kepich, Kimberly Lewullis (reported on Facebook to be safe), James Nolan (reported on Facebook to be safe), Anna Norton, Kent Prizer, Ryan Sakmar (reported on Facebook to be safe), Doug Symonds (Pope John Paul II Cross-Country coach (reported on Facebook to be safe), Nicole Watts (reported on Facebook to be safe).

Perkiomenville: Steven Hershey (reported on Facebook to be safe)

Green Lane: Daniel J. Rose (reported on Facebook to be safe)

Follow the unfolding story here on Back Bay Patch.