The ultimate sacrifice: Donations flood in for London Marathon runner who died trying to help others

Daily Mirror Monday 23rd April, 2012

, has rocketed with more than 40,000 being pledged as news of her death spread.Donations have poured in for hairdresser Claire, 30, who fell to the ground as she made her way along Birdcage Walk, near St James' Park, on the final stretch of the 26.2 mile course.Claire, from North Kilworth in Leicestershire, was given medical attention by paramedics but died at the scene yesterday afternoon, organisers said.According to a

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