Turia Pitt is an Australian mining engineer, motivationalist and author. Pitt was competing in an ultramarathon through Western Australia's Kimberley region in 2011 when she was caught in a bushfire. She suffered burns to 65% of her body and had four fingers from her left hand and her right thumb amputated. Pitt was named the New South Wales Premier's Award for Woman of the Year 2014, and she was a finalist for Young Australian of the Year. It was announced on 21 July 2015 that she and long term partner Michael Hoskin were engaged to be married