'IT'S MUMMY, PLEASE TRY': MOTHER OF MANCHESTER BOMB VICTIM SHARES HARROWING DETAILS OF HER 18-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER'S FINAL MOMENTS

Georgina Callander was one of 22 people killed when Salman Abedi detonated a nail bomb at Manchester Arena in May

The mum of Georgina Callander, who was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing has recalled the moment she watches her daughter die.

Lesley Callander arrived at the scene moments after ISIS terrorist Salman Abedi detonated a nail bomb killing 22 people, including several children.

Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday the 54-year-old, from Lancashire, recalled the harrowing moment she found her 18-year-old daughter among the bodies which were strewn across the lobby.

Georgina was lying on a makeshift stretcher with paramedics desperately trying to resuscitate her.

Mrs Callander said: "I was talking to her. I was saying, 'Please Georgina, please just try, it's mummy, please try'."

She travelled in the ambulance with her daughter as it took Georgina to hospital with medics still frantically trying to save her life.

When they arrived she sat and waited as repeated attempts were made to bring Georgina back to life.

She was called in by a nurse who told her they could only work on her for another two minutes.

Mrs Callander sat and stroked her daughter, pleading with her to survive.

"And then the two minutes came and went and they just all stopped," she said.

She was left alone with Georgina and was hysterical, cuddling her and holding her hands before leaving the room.

She added: "Then as I went out the curtains went black and I passed out."

Georgina's father Simon and brother Daniel arrived and rushed to Mrs Callander's aid before being told the news by a friend.

Mr Callander said the pair broke down and were on the floor wailing, staff asked if he would like to see Georgina but he declined.

He added when he went home he drunk about 10 cans of lager and roamed the streets.

He didn't leave his bedroom for two days but slowly became aware of the 'wave' of love and support family, friends and complete strangers were offering them.

He said there are still moments when they forget what's happened but they don't last long, adding that you really don't know how much you love someone until they're gone.

Georgina was a second-year sixth form student who had just won a place at university to study paediatrics.

Mrs Callander said she was over the moon to be going to watch her idol Ariana Grande.

Lesley said: "She was amazing, she was beautiful, she was happy, she was always smiling, she was always full of conversation and laughter.

"She was always giving me a kiss and I'm going to miss that so much."

The grieving couple have told their story in a landmark new series Crimes That Shook Britain, which starts on the Crime + Investigation network on November 5.