Thank you for covering her case I'm from western Australia and her story shocked us all, I have watched her recover and read her book she wrote about that day and her life since x
Seriously, everyone knows how fast a fire can spread! They knew there was a fire before the race started, it should Never have gone ahead. The message was clear, there was a 🔥, it wasn’t rocket science, assume the worst and use your common sense and call the race off.
I saw a story about her on 60 minutes Australia. What this girl went through, and what it took for her to recover from her ordeal, was hell on Earth. She came through after much struggle and suffering. Her boyfriend at the time never left her, and stayed committed to her throughout. Both of them are inspirational.
The racers should have at the very least been informed on what to do if fire overtook them. DO NOT RUN UPHILL! Thats the fires favorite route. If at all possible you want to get into the black, which is where the fire has already burned. The most important safety tip of all is to always be aware of your surroundings no matter where you are or what you are doing! Stay alert!
Heard about that one critical escape route be creating a fire down wind and move carefully along the fire footing, by the time the threatening fire approaching the escape-fire path it'd stop since nothing more for its fuel 🤔 Wouldn't know how they'd protect themselves from the smoke though? 🙏🙏🙏🌞🌞🌞
Most importantly to turia is she married her then boyfriend and has had a beautiful son. Yes she does marathons but she is extremely honest about her limitations and struggles. She is a real inspiration to us in Australia
When I was a high school student in Australia we studied this tragedy, and how resilient Turia Pitt has been. She is so strong and such a hero to many of us
I already knew Turia's story... She's still gorgeous, and her inner strength is uncomparable . Her partner Michael is too. I stay impressed with this wonderful lady. I'm so happy she expanded her family with her 2 kids. You did a beautiful job with your video. It actually was much more detailed than anything else. I had no idea about the rescue or the other 😢runners.
Ehh definitely not gorgeous anymore but that’s not her fault. Inside maybe, but not out. Let’s not lie to people about what they aren’t just to try and make them feel better. They know better and don’t want someone to just lie to them.
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. Completely irresponsible on the part of the race organizers. 10 million cannot compensate for all that Ms. Pitt had to endure. God bless her.
The lack of anticipation, prevention, plans for problems, and especially communication seems incredibly negligent on the part of the organizers. I'm so glad they had to settle. Kudos to Tulia for her successes!
When my family visited Australia in 2014, we were being driven by a guide through the Northern Territory and there was a brush fire about 100 yards off to our left, coming toward the dirt road we were on. We weren't concerned for our safety, and the guide said there was no danger. However, it was utterly heartbreaking to see the animals fleeing for their lives. He said that usually the grown animals could get away, but the babies would all burn up. The worst part was that he said these fires were usually started intentionally by the Aboriginals. It is supposedly used as a way to manage the land, but he told us that nowadays much of it is just due to tradition -- they've always started fires, so that's what they continue to do, even though their lifestyle now is much different than it was during the time of their ancestors many generations ago. He was actually quite angry about how many fires are started and how many animals they kill, but he said there's nothing that can be done to stop it.
I remember the guy who got lost in the Sahara desert during a marathon. Probably some organizers think something: we place the start and finish lines and maybe some water stations here and there, everything else is up to the runners.
I'm glad this beautiful person survived they lived through hell and there should have been held to pay by the gross negligence of people that were working within this organization to run across the middle of No Man's Land without any intelligence of what they were doing they didn't have a clue they bought the whole thing and the responsible and it should be held accountable to take this person's body away from them that's an abomination by those that organize or rather didn't organize this run and had no idea they should never be allowed to organize any event like this if any nature ever again😮
wow im surpised by australias lack of safety and emergency prepardness,., usually we are the best and if any thing over prepared. Turias story hit australia hard , i hope we learnt from it,, she is quite a beautiful person, and hats off to her husband for sticking by her through everything:)
Just watching these UA-cam videos in Edinburgh, knowledge of imminent disasters by authorities.......seems to be a bit of a thing in Australasia.......we've heard of the forest fires happening in a pattern destroying houses that were known to have been wanted knocked down, those were forest fires in Australia. Can't exactly remember, that's roughly what we've heard being said.
This is pretty apalling. I understand that GPS wasn't as prevalent and TBH that would not have fixed this issue. The race director should have called it off numerous times. The race shouldn't have started. But even if we suspend that, the RD should have called it off at checkpoint 2 when he got the communique. And then made sure that all runners are accounted for and held at all checkpoints. It's madness. I've run lots of trail runs, including a 100K in the eastern sierras, rim 2 rim 2 rim, etc. Volunteered at races. Never seen this level of incompetence around safety.
1:05 Okay, right away. Sorry to be a spoilsport. But none of this sounds very smart. Taking leisurely jogs thru the Sahara, the Gobi Desert and Antarctica..? And now the Outback? This is death wish behavior. Again, no offense to anyone, just making an observation. 9:10 See? This is the kind of half-baked bull shite that I’m talking about. No one gives any regard to human life or any respect to the overwhelming power of nature. I’m not saying anyone here deserved what ultimately happened to them. But these are the kind of results that are to be expected when an entire premise gives nary a thought to safety or even basic common sense. “Sure, let’s go trekking through remote and dangerous stretches of wilderness without vehicle access or network communication in an area known to have fast moving brush fires which can create inescapable death traps in the terrain. Because that sounds like a great idea!” I just don’t understand that kind of mindset. And apparently there are throngs of people who reason this way. To each their own I guess.
They didn't hunker down they decided to run through the fire wall to get to already burnt ground, the girls were scared and did not want to run through a wall of fire. She was huddled behind a rock but that did not stop the fire
It was all very chaotic in the moment from accounts - it's not like they had time to convene. This woman slipped down the hill as you have heard from the video. Extract from an article "The inferno roaring towards them was loud, fast and intense. Shaun van der Merwe later checked his GPS - he had sprinted, adrenalin pumping, 100m in 13 seconds uphill to outrun the fire. Amid a frenzy of panic and screams of fear, Kate Sanderson tried in vain to shelter in a rock crevice. She was badly burnt. Turia Pitt tried running uphill but was caught and engulfed by flames. Michael Hull, in a split-second call, turned back into the fire and ended up between both women. His legs, arms and hands were burnt. Mr van der Merwe's father, Martin, 55, was slower than his 30-year-old son. He was also burnt. For most people, it was an event they had never heard of with competitors they did not know in a place they had never been."
Ultra marathons are just different, small field of runners, a lot different than say urban marathons (Chicago, NY etc). I remember watching a doc series where a runner died in Chinese desert. Ultr marathons are remote and different type of athletes. This whole story is sad and should have been avoided.
If im gonna compete in a 2 mile hike im gonna try to be prepared for things to go bad , even with that one can find themself in a life threatening situation
She was an experience, marathon runner, and in fantastic shape. How is it that she could not keep up with the other three runners who were able to stay out of the fire. How was she fell so far behind to suffered major burns? Why Did the other three runners leave her behind knowing that she’s in trouble? This whole story how she got burned makes no fucking sense
Did you miss the part where the fire and smoke coverage became too much to keep track of one another while they all tried to escape, and how she tried to climb a hill, slipped, fell, hit her head on a rock, and went unconscious? This was all explained and makes plenty of sense.
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It’s an ultramarathon, not a marathon. In the US especially the Western US they can be held in areas almost as sparsely populated as Western Australia. This one was probably more loosey goosey than what you’d have in the US but ultras are a different beast.
To this day i'm still suspicious of the circumstances surrounding her injuries.Grass fires don't have much 'depth'.It's relatively easy to hold your breath and run through the fire front. In fact that's *exactly* what most of her group did! The ones who ran through the fire were all fine.Why didnt these two?
What's more disturbing you asking for subscribers and likes on the subject as you said it pains you and alarms you but want more subscribers, shame on you to try and get more out of a death of a person
Blaming the organizers and fining them $10 MILLION is why all kinds of events are less and less common. Everyone is so damn sue-happy. There is an inherent risk associated with running such a long distance in the African wilderness. Sometimes you just have to accept that nobody is to blame and you just got unlucky and/or didn't have the skill to get away. The 3 men they were near apparently got away to safety. When you try to ruin the organization, you ruin the very things that make the world enjoyable. Sad what happened to her, but equally sad that she is attacking them as if they made it happen.
It is a valid take- life, by nature, is full of risks, that we can't simply defer onto someone else, when we knowingly go into such situations. That aside, as I think a debate on this would just be a back and forth (and I actually see both sides, so wouldn't be the one "debating", haha), where I do completely understand having to take some course of action financially, is that after such a tragedy, the individual has spent millions of dollars, lost a chuck of their lifespan, and will live with the outcome there rest of her life, which could affect her financially forever, she almost has no choice but to sue to be able to ensure some kind of financial survival. Imagine going through this, being affected the rest of your life, and then being broke from it- knowing at the same time, you could have sued and got money to be able to at least support your problems, and your family. The organisers should have insurance set-up for this, so a payment would not be coming from the organisers personally, it would be an insurance payout. If the organisers failed to set-up the appropriate insurance, and argument can also be made that they then also should be blamed for not taking all the necessary measures to be hosting such an event...
Wow what a disgusting post. I guess you were part of that organization. Otherwise it does not make sense to blame the women and their skills. The organizer knew about the fire and proceeded with the run anyways. So of course they are to blame! At least they had to make sure help is nearby. If you can't make sure that nobody dies while at your event, you shouldn't do the event in the first place. And an organization like that is definitely not making the world enjoyable. Especially not for turia.
This is a sad story, but this women is a fighter,I'm so happy for her and her wonderful boyfriend 💞 they where meant to be, true love ❤i wish them all the happiness in the world 🌍 God bless 🙏
This is not a big money sport, the entire sport is based on just good will and shoe-string budgets. I'm guessing that 10 million aus-dollar fine bankruped the company and they never organised anything ever again. These companies that organise these types of events earn enough to pay their expenses and just enough to pay the staff. As for the modern technology mentioned at the end of this video, without a mobile phone tower, most of that is useless, it all needs data.
I had never heard of Turia Pitt until I was doing research for this video - what a terrible, wild story. What do You think about what happened?
Thank you for covering her case I'm from western Australia and her story shocked us all, I have watched her recover and read her book she wrote about that day and her life since x
Seriously, everyone knows how fast a fire can spread! They knew there was a fire before the race started, it should Never have gone ahead.
The message was clear, there was a 🔥, it wasn’t rocket science, assume the worst and use your common sense and call the race off.
This never would have happened if she was armed.
@@Jillian-c5u You mean armed with a fire extinguisher???
@@Jillian-c5uhuh?
I saw a story about her on 60 minutes Australia. What this girl went through, and what it took for her to recover from her ordeal, was hell on Earth. She came through after much struggle and suffering. Her boyfriend at the time never left her, and stayed committed to her throughout. Both of them are inspirational.
The racers should have at the very least been informed on what to do if fire overtook them.
DO NOT RUN UPHILL! Thats the fires favorite route. If at all possible you want to get into the black, which is where the fire has already burned.
The most important safety tip of all is to always be aware of your surroundings no matter where you are or what you are doing! Stay alert!
the fire was going toward them, they cant get into the black zone when the fire hasnt passed them...
He said the 3 men got away to safety by running uphill.
The others climbed to higher ground. She lost her grip and fell. Kate got stuck halfway up.
Heard about that one critical escape route be creating a fire down wind and move carefully along the fire footing, by the time the threatening fire approaching the escape-fire path it'd stop since nothing more for its fuel 🤔 Wouldn't know how they'd protect themselves from the smoke though? 🙏🙏🙏🌞🌞🌞
Heartbreaking story, she has unreal inner strength!
The farmer with the local knowledge is the true real life expert
Most importantly to turia is she married her then boyfriend and has had a beautiful son. Yes she does marathons but she is extremely honest about her limitations and struggles. She is a real inspiration to us in Australia
Truly an inspirational, courageous woman.
I am so moved by this!!
That's great to hear, thank you! Such strength and courage takes some doing. Much respect.
She actually has 2 boys💙
When I was a high school student in Australia we studied this tragedy, and how resilient Turia Pitt has been. She is so strong and such a hero to many of us
I already knew Turia's story... She's still gorgeous, and her inner strength is uncomparable . Her partner Michael is too. I stay impressed with this wonderful lady. I'm so happy she expanded her family with her 2 kids. You did a beautiful job with your video. It actually was much more detailed than anything else. I had no idea about the rescue or the other 😢runners.
Ehh definitely not gorgeous anymore but that’s not her fault. Inside maybe, but not out. Let’s not lie to people about what they aren’t just to try and make them feel better. They know better and don’t want someone to just lie to them.
@@davidbiagi2932dude, it's called emotional intelligence. This was a tragic rare freak accident. She is so brave
@@davidbiagi2932your shallow n classless.
Does anyone know the extent of the other women's injuries?
Such a tragedy turned remarkable survival story.
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%.
Completely irresponsible on the part of the race organizers.
10 million cannot compensate for all that Ms. Pitt had to endure.
God bless her.
AIS$ 100 million is better! ❤❤
She's so brave! I can't even start imagine the horror!
I’m sure the New York State Department of Environmental Safety was quite surprised to receive a call about a bush fire in Australia! (See 10:10)
The lack of anticipation, prevention, plans for problems, and especially communication seems incredibly negligent on the part of the organizers. I'm so glad they had to settle.
Kudos to Tulia for her successes!
Common Sense dictates that you would have a safety team and they would look at every thing possible that could happen and stay on top of any risk
Every large event should have a detailed emergency action plan in place.
Some women might have the prettiest faces but they will never have such a husband ❤Turia❤
so sad that farmer that tried to warn them so much, he must feel guilty, undeservedly of course
They knew the fire was already under way! What!? 😱
When my family visited Australia in 2014, we were being driven by a guide through the Northern Territory and there was a brush fire about 100 yards off to our left, coming toward the dirt road we were on. We weren't concerned for our safety, and the guide said there was no danger. However, it was utterly heartbreaking to see the animals fleeing for their lives. He said that usually the grown animals could get away, but the babies would all burn up. The worst part was that he said these fires were usually started intentionally by the Aboriginals. It is supposedly used as a way to manage the land, but he told us that nowadays much of it is just due to tradition -- they've always started fires, so that's what they continue to do, even though their lifestyle now is much different than it was during the time of their ancestors many generations ago. He was actually quite angry about how many fires are started and how many animals they kill, but he said there's nothing that can be done to stop it.
worst what? not your land😊
Sounds appalling.
Many Australian plants in the bush require fire to reproduce.
Sadly by fkg traditions,those fkg animalistic continued on burning forests, and killing sacrificing thousands of domestic animals 🥴🥺🙏🙏🙏
I remember the guy who got lost in the Sahara desert during a marathon. Probably some organizers think something: we place the start and finish lines and maybe some water stations here and there, everything else is up to the runners.
TOO SAD AND ANGRY AT THE ORGANIZERS TO FINISH THE VIDEO!!!!
Bottom line is your result is always only going to be as gd as your preparation. They clearly did not prepare well enough.
How could they even allow a run in a place like this ???
I'm glad this beautiful person survived they lived through hell and there should have been held to pay by the gross negligence of people that were working within this organization to run across the middle of No Man's Land without any intelligence of what they were doing they didn't have a clue they bought the whole thing and the responsible and it should be held accountable to take this person's body away from them that's an abomination by those that organize or rather didn't organize this run and had no idea they should never be allowed to organize any event like this if any nature ever again😮
I agree
Aboriginals started the fire and they should be made liable for the damage! ❤❤
........so certain breadheads were actually wanting the fires to happen........very putrid about the destruction of Tasmanian forestry.......... 18:52
wow im surpised by australias lack of safety and emergency prepardness,.,
usually we are the best and if any thing over prepared.
Turias story hit australia hard , i hope we learnt from it,,
she is quite a beautiful person, and hats off to her husband for sticking by her through everything:)
Turia is brave beyond words.
There needed to be a hell of a lot more check points
This was àn absolute disaster and highly negligent on the part of the so-called organisers
Running in the desert is asking for trouble.
True! Absolutely! ❤❤
Maybe the strongest and most accomplished person in our generation.
full thickness burns do not hurt because the nerve endings have been destroyed! nevertheless, they are the worst burns
True, 3rd degree burns are the worst. The person who suffers them them go through a sort of hell to recover.
So either be fast enough, slow enough, or find a way to run away from the fire😭
Just watching these UA-cam videos in Edinburgh, knowledge of imminent disasters by authorities.......seems to be a bit of a thing in Australasia.......we've heard of the forest fires happening in a pattern destroying houses that were known to have been wanted knocked down, those were forest fires in Australia. Can't exactly remember, that's roughly what we've heard being said.
The Organisatiors should be obliged to pay her AUS$ 100 million in compensation for conducting this dangerous 100 km marathon race! ❤❤
This is pretty apalling. I understand that GPS wasn't as prevalent and TBH that would not have fixed this issue. The race director should have called it off numerous times. The race shouldn't have started. But even if we suspend that, the RD should have called it off at checkpoint 2 when he got the communique. And then made sure that all runners are accounted for and held at all checkpoints. It's madness. I've run lots of trail runs, including a 100K in the eastern sierras, rim 2 rim 2 rim, etc. Volunteered at races. Never seen this level of incompetence around safety.
I just wonder what's up with big Egos
1:05 Okay, right away. Sorry to be a spoilsport. But none of this sounds very smart. Taking leisurely jogs thru the Sahara, the Gobi Desert and Antarctica..? And now the Outback? This is death wish behavior. Again, no offense to anyone, just making an observation.
9:10 See? This is the kind of half-baked bull shite that I’m talking about. No one gives any regard to human life or any respect to the overwhelming power of nature. I’m not saying anyone here deserved what ultimately happened to them. But these are the kind of results that are to be expected when an entire premise gives nary a thought to safety or even basic common sense.
“Sure, let’s go trekking through remote and dangerous stretches of wilderness without vehicle access or network communication in an area known to have fast moving brush fires which can create inescapable death traps in the terrain. Because that sounds like a great idea!”
I just don’t understand that kind of mindset. And apparently there are throngs of people who reason this way. To each their own I guess.
Who knows, maybe they wanted to sacrifice some humans...? I'm not joking.
@@fainafaina1940 Yikes. Joke or no joke, it’s really messed up how probable that could actually be, especially nowadays.
Why didn't the men help the women to safety to where they were hunkered down?
They didn't hunker down they decided to run through the fire wall to get to already burnt ground, the girls were scared and did not want to run through a wall of fire. She was huddled behind a rock but that did not stop the fire
It was all very chaotic in the moment from accounts - it's not like they had time to convene. This woman slipped down the hill as you have heard from the video. Extract from an article "The inferno roaring towards them was loud, fast and intense.
Shaun van der Merwe later checked his GPS - he had sprinted, adrenalin pumping, 100m in 13 seconds uphill to outrun the fire.
Amid a frenzy of panic and screams of fear, Kate Sanderson tried in vain to shelter in a rock crevice. She was badly burnt.
Turia Pitt tried running uphill but was caught and engulfed by flames.
Michael Hull, in a split-second call, turned back into the fire and ended up between both women. His legs, arms and hands were burnt. Mr van der Merwe's father, Martin, 55, was slower than his 30-year-old son. He was also burnt.
For most people, it was an event they had never heard of with competitors they did not know in a place they had never been."
u know titantic is a fake story😊
Why didn't the other women help those in need to safety??
@@FrederickTheGrt Men get burned but should get more burned running back into a fire or something - what a load of bs
Why would you still run when a bush fire is burning, surely as soon as you saw the smoke and flames you would turn back and go home, RIP 😢
Ultra marathons are just different, small field of runners, a lot different than say urban marathons (Chicago, NY etc). I remember watching a doc series where a runner died in Chinese desert. Ultr marathons are remote and different type of athletes. This whole story is sad and should have been avoided.
Sounds to me like they are not very smart in Australia mate
If im gonna compete in a 2 mile hike im gonna try to be prepared for things to go bad , even with that one can find themself in a life threatening situation
Turia ❤❤❤❤
Sad. I think they just made wrong choices. It is very sad what happened
She was an experience, marathon runner, and in fantastic shape. How is it that she could not keep up with the other three runners who were able to stay out of the fire. How was she fell so far behind to suffered major burns? Why Did the other three runners leave her behind knowing that she’s in trouble? This whole story how she got burned makes no fucking sense
Did you miss the part where the fire and smoke coverage became too much to keep track of one another while they all tried to escape, and how she tried to climb a hill, slipped, fell, hit her head on a rock, and went unconscious?
This was all explained and makes plenty of sense.
*watch video - it gets explained.
The organizers gave not one hoot towards safety for their runners. This is what happens when money is the most important thing
Turia 🌹🌹💪💪
Safety First!! Lip service
if they knew there is a big fire why everybody didn't stop the run
Correct!!
Sacrifice.. N
Events in the USA are way safer, just don't do these in any other country and you should be good.
wtf...just do marathons in america because it's the only safe country in the world to hold an event like that? come off it
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It’s an ultramarathon, not a marathon. In the US especially the Western US they can be held in areas almost as sparsely populated as Western Australia. This one was probably more loosey goosey than what you’d have in the US but ultras are a different beast.
@@chadwells7562If I’m not mistaken, there’s one in Alaska, and one in Death Valley-neither are exactly safe territory!
On the positive side they are all alive when you beat desth temporarily you appreciate life
It pains me, it alarms me, and frankly it will profit me
did somebody pay for it. Or it was just "oh, i'm sorry"?
She got a very good payout, and rightfully so
The organizers sucks
To this day i'm still suspicious of the circumstances surrounding her injuries.Grass fires don't have much 'depth'.It's relatively easy to hold your breath and run through the fire front. In fact that's *exactly* what most of her group did! The ones who ran through the fire were all fine.Why didnt these two?
Ignorant mate
Why do people suffocate and get burnt in bush fires regularly then??
What's more disturbing you asking for subscribers and likes on the subject as you said it pains you and alarms you but want more subscribers, shame on you to try and get more out of a death of a person
Did you even watch the video? She's not dead.
😖 Use that anger to propel your channel development
Hes gonna stop taking subscribers at 25 thousand cause thats his goal.
Hindsight is a wonderful but useless thing .People become complacent
Blaming the organizers and fining them $10 MILLION is why all kinds of events are less and less common. Everyone is so damn sue-happy. There is an inherent risk associated with running such a long distance in the African wilderness. Sometimes you just have to accept that nobody is to blame and you just got unlucky and/or didn't have the skill to get away. The 3 men they were near apparently got away to safety. When you try to ruin the organization, you ruin the very things that make the world enjoyable. Sad what happened to her, but equally sad that she is attacking them as if they made it happen.
It is a valid take- life, by nature, is full of risks, that we can't simply defer onto someone else, when we knowingly go into such situations. That aside, as I think a debate on this would just be a back and forth (and I actually see both sides, so wouldn't be the one "debating", haha), where I do completely understand having to take some course of action financially, is that after such a tragedy, the individual has spent millions of dollars, lost a chuck of their lifespan, and will live with the outcome there rest of her life, which could affect her financially forever, she almost has no choice but to sue to be able to ensure some kind of financial survival. Imagine going through this, being affected the rest of your life, and then being broke from it- knowing at the same time, you could have sued and got money to be able to at least support your problems, and your family. The organisers should have insurance set-up for this, so a payment would not be coming from the organisers personally, it would be an insurance payout. If the organisers failed to set-up the appropriate insurance, and argument can also be made that they then also should be blamed for not taking all the necessary measures to be hosting such an event...
Wow what a disgusting post. I guess you were part of that organization. Otherwise it does not make sense to blame the women and their skills. The organizer knew about the fire and proceeded with the run anyways. So of course they are to blame! At least they had to make sure help is nearby. If you can't make sure that nobody dies while at your event, you shouldn't do the event in the first place. And an organization like that is definitely not making the world enjoyable. Especially not for turia.
This is a sad story, but this women is a fighter,I'm so happy for her and her wonderful boyfriend 💞 they where meant to be, true love ❤i wish them all the happiness in the world 🌍 God bless 🙏
See yall, running is bad for you.
I can think of many different ways to get a good workout without having to run 100 km in the intense heat. Sorry, not worth the effort.
newyork ? remove that
Cringe AI intro
Is this narrator a BOT?
This is not a big money sport, the entire sport is based on just good will and shoe-string budgets. I'm guessing that 10 million aus-dollar fine bankruped the company and they never organised anything ever again.
These companies that organise these types of events earn enough to pay their expenses and just enough to pay the staff.
As for the modern technology mentioned at the end of this video, without a mobile phone tower, most of that is useless, it all needs data.
Even walkie talkies would have helped the information get relayed accurately, rather than shouting across canyons.