An Australian ex-model, Turia Pitt suffered burns to 65% of her body, lost
her fingers and thumb on her right hand and spent five months in
hospital after she was trapped by a grassfire in a 100 kilometre
ultra-marathon in the remote area of Kimberley, Australia.
her fingers and thumb on her right hand and spent five months in
hospital after she was trapped by a grassfire in a 100 kilometre
ultra-marathon in the remote area of Kimberley, Australia.
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Her then boyfriend decided to quit his job to care for her recovery.
In an interview for CNN they asked him:
“Did you at any moment think about leaving her and hiring someone to take care of her and moving on with your life?”
His reply touched the world:
“I married her soul, her character, and she’s the only woman that will continue to fulfill my dreams.”
Before the incident