An emotional paramedic describes her relationship with a Boston Marathon survivor who was killed in a car crash in Dubai.

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Two Northeastern University students, including a Boston Marathon survivor, have been killed in a crash overseas, the school said Monday.Watch reportThe students were identified as Victoria McGrath and Priscilla Perez Torres. The crash happened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the school said.There was a heavily publicized crash involving a Ferrari this weekend in Dubai. Four people were killed in that crash, including two unidentified women.To date, however, there is no confirmation that McGrath and Torres were involved in that Ferrari crash.(Photo: Dubai Police)"Victoria and Priscilla were vibrant, beloved members of our community, and their passing leaves a grievous absence in our community and in our hearts. This is a heartbreaking loss to their families, friends, and to all of us in the Northeastern family," Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun said in a statement.The school confirmed that McGrath, a Weston, Connecticut, native, was injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing."(McGrath) survived severe injuries during the Boston Marathon bombing. She was devoted to helping others through leadership in student organizations and community service work," Aoun said.Perez Torres was a native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico."(Perez Torres) was passionate about travel and working on issues related to nutrition and women’s health. Each were kind, talented young women, with exceptional futures before them," Aoun said.Both women were set to graduate in 2016.McGrath was carried from the 2013 Boylston Street bombing scene by Boston firefighter James Plourde, the rescue immortalized in a photo snapped by MetroWest Daily News photographer Ken McGagh."I feel robbed...I feel robbed," said Alicia Shambo, who helped McGrath on the day of the Boston Marathon bombing. "Jimmy had Victoria in his arms and he walking up to the med tent...and I said 'I'll take her'."Plourde said Monday that he and his family were devastated by the loss."It's been said that I helped to save her life, but the truth is Victoria saved my life after the marathon as her love, support and friendship helped myself and my family deal with the acts of 4/15/13," he said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the McGrath and Perez Torres families as they deal with this unimaginable tragedy. #BostonStrong""Our hearts ache for the family & friends of our former patient Victoria McGrath," Tufts Medical Center tweeted Monday. "She made a lasting impact on those who knew her."10978732