Tribute to medics from dad of Manchester bomb survivor

The father of a schoolgirl left critically injured in the terror attack which killed her best friend has paid an emotional tribute to the medics that have fought to save his daughter’s life.

Freya Lewis and Nell Jones, both 14, had been walking to meet Freya’s dad Nick after the Ariana Grande concert when they were caught up in the devastating explosion.

Tragically Nell died at the scene, but Freya was rescued by a hero couple who took her outside the venue and cleared her airways.

A terrified Nick ran round desperately searching for the pair, and discovered his daughter on the ground being given CPR. The teenager was rushed to hospital and spent ten hours in surgery.

She has since undergone a second operation to remove shrapnel.

In a statement via Freya and Nell’s school Holmes Chapel Comprehensive and Sixth Form in Cheshire, Nick praised the hospital staff for everything they had done:

At Holmes Chapel Comprehensive and Sixth Form, tributes to Nell are continuing to pour in and her family have since visited to see them.

Ernie Jones, Nell’s father said: