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By Theresa Schmidt

A Sulphur woman believes she came dangerously close to being one of those casualties of the Boston bombings. But for a friend who insisted they move closer to get a better picture, Marie Castillo believes she might not be here today.

She was so close to the suspects she can be seen in the surveillance video released by the FBI.

Castillo went to the marathon for her daughter Dawn, a Boston attorney, who was running.

“She says,’It’s going to be a big run and it’s a big deal.’ She says, ‘I’m so excited. And she says, ‘Make sure that you meet me at the finish line,’ ” said Castillo.

Just minutes before the explosion, she stopped where she planned to wait until her daughter’s friend insisted they move to a better spot to take photos.

“I had decided, ‘Well, let’s stop here. This is a perfect place.’ And Dawn’s friend, Michelle, said, ‘No, let’s go up a little further. That way we can take a better picture.’ If it wouldn’t have been for her friend saying, ‘Let’s go a little further,’ I would have been right there at the finish line,” said Castillo.

Then came the blast.

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