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Chris Cvitanov, 38, right, of Citrus Heights hugs firefighter Dan Salois in Roseville, Calif. on Thursday, March 21, 2013 as he thanks the firefighters for rescuing him after his near-death car accident in 2005. In the months after the terrible car accident that burned the lower half of his body and caused the amputation of one of his legs, Cvitanov wanted to die. But he has come a long way, physically and emotionally, since then. Today he is an active volunteer with the Firefighters Burn Institute, helping others cope with the aftermath of their injuries. -
Aimee Cvitanov takes video of her husband Chris Cvitanov. -
Chris Cvitanov, on crutches, talks to the Roseville firefighters, l-r, Capt. Rick Edgar, firefighter/ paramedic Dan Salois, Assist. Fire Chief Jeff Carman and firefighter John Winkley inside station #1 in Roseville. -
Chris Cvitanov, on crutches, right, talks to the Roseville firefighters, l-r, Capt. Rick Edgar, firefighter/ paramedic Dan Salois, Assist. Fire Chief Jeff Carman, Capt. Rich Harlan and firefighter John Winkley. -
Roseville Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Carman describes to Chris Cvitanov the condition he was in when they found him trapped under a vehicle. -
Cvitanov talks to the firefighters who rescued him in 2005. -
Chris Cvitnov, left, who was critically injured in a 2005 car accident thanks Roseville firefighters who rescued him from underneath the vehicle where he wear trapped.
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