<P> The only child of Rosalia and Amadeo Saburido, she lived in Caracas, Venezuela for all of her childhood . Living with her father after her parents divorced, she studied engineering in the hope of taking over the family air conditioning business . </P> <P> On September 19, 1999, Saburido attended a birthday party near Austin, Texas . She and her friends Laura Guerrero, Johan Daal and Johanna Gil decided to drive home after a few hours, and accepted a ride home from classmate Natalia Chpytchak - Bennett . At the same time, Reginald Stephey, an 18 - year - old high school student, was driving home alone after drinking beers with his friends at a party . On the outskirts of Austin, Stephey's 1996 GMC Yukon collided head - on with Chpytchak - Bennett's 1990 Oldsmobile Ninety - Eight Regency . </P> <P> Guerrero and Chpytchak - Bennett were killed instantly, while Gil and Daal suffered minor injuries . Chpytchak - Bennett's Oldsmobile caught fire, and Saburido's feet were trapped under the seat, preventing her from escaping . Fortunately paramedics John McIntosh and Bryan Fitzpatrick happened to be driving past and were flagged down by Stephey . The fire had spread, and the flames were leaping several feet up into the air by the time they arrived . McIntosh put out the fire with his extinguisher, and the two men set about removing everyone from the vehicle . Saburido was still trapped, and Macintosh and Fitzpatrick did not have the necessary equipment to free her . The fire then restarted, forcing McIntosh and Fitzpatrick to retreat . Saburido was inside the car for 45 seconds until a fire truck arrived to extinguish the fire . Saburido was then cut from the car and airlifted to the burn unit in Galveston . </P> <P> Saburido suffered second and third degree burns to over 60% of her body, but survived despite her doctor's expectations . Her fingers had to be amputated, but there was enough bone left on her thumb to construct an opposable thumb . She lost her hair, ears, nose, lips, left eyelid, and much of her vision . Saburido subsequently underwent more than 120 reconstructive operations, including cornea transplants to restore her left eye . </P>

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