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The Manchester Arena Inquiry has now concluded. The closure notice from the Inquiry Chairman is available here.

Volume 2: Emergency Response
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  3. Part 18: Fatal consequences of the explosion
  4. Megan Joanne Hurley

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Volume 2 is divided into two sub-volumes: Volume 2-I and Volume 2-II. Volume 2-I is 695 pages long. Volume 2-I begins with a Preface and then continues with Parts 9 to 16. Volume 2-II is 189 pages long. It contains Parts 17 to 21 and the Appendices. A list of the names of the twenty-two who died is at page vii of Volume 2-I and at page iii of Volume 2-II.
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Megan Joanne Hurley

Megan Hurley was unlawfully killed on 22nd May 2017 in the City Room of the Manchester Arena in the Victoria Exchange Complex.

When the bomb detonated, Megan Hurley was approximately three metres from the seat of the explosion.99

Following the detonation, Megan Hurley was lying on her front on the floor of the City Room. She was not moving.100 Efforts were made to help Megan Hurley by her family, an ETUK first aider and police officers.101

By 22:53, she was covered.102 The covering was removed a few minutes later and, at approximately 23:00, Megan Hurley was given CPR. A defibrillator was used to check her cardiac output.103

Following a discussion with an NWAS paramedic, CPR was stopped at about 23:06.104 Megan Hurley was covered again shortly afterwards.105

Megan Hurley’s father remained with her in the City Room until 01:02 on 23rd May 2017.106 No tag was put onto Megan Hurley to record her time of death.

A post‑mortem examination confirmed that Megan Hurley’s death was caused by multiple injuries. These injuries were sustained as a result of the explosion. Her injuries were unsurvivable.107

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