Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Aired April 2022 -
On February 16, 2017 … 14 year old Deserae Turner's life forever changed. A young talented state champion horse rider who was shot in the head and left for dead in a canal in Smithfield. She laid in that cold wintery canal for 8 hours before being found by her school teacher. Her body temperature was 76 degrees. She was not expected to survive. While recovering she could not eat, walk, or even get dressed on her own. Today Deserae is beating the odds and thriving in a miraculous way many thought would never be possible. She spent 63 days at Primary Children’s hospital and when getting released told the media that “She’s tougher than a Bullet”, she later told KSL “I have not let this bullet inside me stop me from living.” Her comeback story of faith, courage, determination has allowed her to still fulfil her dreams. She still managed to graduate from high school with her same classmates just three years after being shot in the head. She made up two years of work in just one year. And now she’s living her dream serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The road has not been easy. There have been many challenging and difficult moments, but Deserae says she’s not focusing on the “whys” or “what ifs” but focusing on what she can do to inspire and uplift. Deserae has proven she is – “Tougher than a Bullet”.
Aired April 2022 -
On February 16, 2017 … 14 year old Deserae Turner's life forever changed. A young talented state champion horse rider who was shot in the head and left for dead in a canal in Smithfield. She laid in that cold wintery canal for 8 hours before being found by her school teacher. Her body temperature was 76 degrees. She was not expected to survive. While recovering she could not eat, walk, or even get dressed on her own. Today Deserae is beating the odds and thriving in a miraculous way many thought would never be possible. She spent 63 days at Primary Children’s hospital and when getting released told the media that “She’s tougher than a Bullet”, she later told KSL “I have not let this bullet inside me stop me from living.” Her comeback story of faith, courage, determination has allowed her to still fulfil her dreams. She still managed to graduate from high school with her same classmates just three years after being shot in the head. She made up two years of work in just one year. And now she’s living her dream serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The road has not been easy. There have been many challenging and difficult moments, but Deserae says she’s not focusing on the “whys” or “what ifs” but focusing on what she can do to inspire and uplift. Deserae has proven she is – “Tougher than a Bullet”.
