The family of Carole Annie and Ross Cowan today spoke of their relief after the couple were found safely.
Carole's sister Amy Stanton, 25, said: "They are fine. They left Nice to travel overnight while it was quiet.
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"They heard gunshots in the distance and thought it was something to do with the fireworks.
"They were not able to contact us because they had no signal. They did not even know there had been an incident.
"I can't tell you how relieved we are. I just think we are so lucky compared to all the other families affected by this."
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84 people have been confirmed dead, including several children, and more than 50 remain in a serious condition in hospital when a lorry was driven into a crowd of people celebrating the national holiday of Bastille Day.
A lorry zig-zagged through a crowd gathered after the end of a firework display on the seafront in Nice marking France's day of independence, Bastille Day.
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