Turia and Michael met in high school and became an item a few years later. When Turia moved to Western Australia Michael followed her there. However, In 2011, Turia survived a horrific brush with death, which saw her suffer burns to 65 per cent of her body, lose several fingers and spend a gruelling five months in hospital after she was trapped in a grassfire during a 100 kilometre ultra-marathon in the Kimberleys.
Defying all the odds, Turia has made a remarkable recovery and is set to race at the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii later this year.