First victim of Manchester Arena bombing identified as 18 year old Georgina Callander

18-year-old, Georgina Bethany Callander has been named as the first confirmed victim of the terror attack at Manchester Arena. The teenager was one of 22 people killed by the blast as she left the concert by Ariana Grande Manchester Arena, London. 
On Saturday, Georgina who had met Ariana Grande two years ago at a concert tweeted that she was so excited to see Ariana.
"So excited to see u tommorrow''.The teenager's friends paid tribute to her on Twitter, describing her as a "beautiful girl with the kindest heart and soul". She was rushed to hospital and died with her mother at her bedside, according to the Evening Standard

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