'I've heard gun shots': Teen's phonecall home from terror attack scene
A teenage judo star caught up in the second terror attack in Spain called up her father in the West Midlands, telling him 'I've heard gun shots'.
Darcie Hancocks, aged 15 and from Kidderminster, is in the Catalonia resort of Cambrils with the Wolverhampton University-based Hardy Spicer judo club.
She was in a hotel close to where a car driven by a terrorists ploughed into pedestrians, injuring four, near the Cambrils Yacht Club on Friday at 1.30am.
Her coach, Fitzroy Davies, was enjoying a meal with other coaches and watched one of the suspects be shot and killed by police.
Darcie's father, Ben Hancocks, aged 52, received a call from her daughter who remained in the hotel.
He said: "I had a call from Darcie saying there had been people shot near where she was.
"She was staying in a hotel with other female judo club members and heard a lot of panic, shouting and what sounded like gun shots.
"She said 'I've heard gun shots' - we were obviously worried sick."
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Mr Davies briefed the club members when he returned to the hotel, but following their initial call Darcie's parents were unable to get back in contact with her.
Mr Hancocks, who works in agriculture, said: "In the hours that followed my wife and I were frantically trying to call Darcie, but her phone was not responding, eventually I got through around 8am and Darcie said she was okay, but concerned.
"The area was in lock-down and the police kept everyone in doors."
Outside the situation was becoming clearer.
Five terrorists with fake suicide belts strapped to their waists had been in the car which hit the tourists.
After the vehicle flipped over, the terrorists crawled out the car, brandishing their weapons.
The terrorists were shot dead, but in the struggle one 63-year-old woman from Spain was injured and later died.
Mr Hancocks inquired about flying out to Spain, but on advice from police stayed at home. Darcie, and her fellow club members, return home tonight.
Mr Hancocks said: "Susan, my wife, and I are now in constant communication with Darcie and cannot wait for her to get back home.
"We are still feeling extremely concerned and will not be able to relax or sleep properly until she is safely home with us."
Darcie is the English and Welsh champion in her grade and attends Bewdley High School.
She trains at the Judo Centre of Excellence in Walsall.
