Local at Boston Marathon: 'This can't be happening' Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:55 am, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 To try and reach his wife, Brad went to "a little boutique" and tried calling Amanda's cell phone. Amanda was not allowed to go to the area where her backpack - and cell phone - were being held by race organizers for safe keeping. First Amanda went back to the finish line, then to a designated area to find family members after the race. Failing to find Brad, she decided to walk back to their hotel in the hopes that he was already there - and safe. Watching the marathon Monday from her Manhattan apartment, 2014 Boston Marathon qualifier and Port-Neches Groves graduate Amanda LaVergne kept a steady vigil as she tracked the progress of her Alzheimer's Association-sponsored Run To Remember teammates online. St.