22-year-old Sarah Stott made headlines after her accident on the train tracks one December evening in 2014. Now, nearly two years later, CJAD 800 News has learned that Stott has died.
In the early morning hours of Dec. 8, 2014, she was walking home from her job at the Irish Embassy back then, when she tripped on a set of train tracks in Griffintown and was hit by a passing train.
She lost her legs in the crash and most of her fingers to frost bite, and swung between despair and hope in her recovery.
In hospital after the accident, she told CTV news that she survived for a reason.
"Obviously I have some reason to be here there's some reason I'm alive," said Stott. "I have a mission I guess."
She inspired Montrealers with her recovery — moving back to Ottawa when she was healed enough to go to rehab, the city celebrated with her when she relearned to drive.
Nearly 1500 people donated to her fundraising campaign raising over $100,000 — as recently as last month another anonymous donor left a $25 deposit.
After a long difficult journey through many surgeries, rehab, and adjusting to a different way of life, she died in Ottawa.
The cause of death is unknown.
The Ottawa coroner's office confirms they're looking into her death, while Ottawa police say they are not investigating.
The family says it's a private moment and do not wish to speak to the media.