Survivors of the tragic Pulse nightclub fire in Kochani have shared their harrowing testimonies about the fight for life that followed the disaster.

One of the survivors received the student of the generation award while still in intensive care, a testament to the incredible willpower of the young people affected by the tragedy.

Guitarist Goran Tonev spent an entire month in a coma before beginning a long recovery process. His experience is among the most severe of all the survivors.

The testimonies of the survivors serve as a reminder of the scale of the tragedy and the long battle for recovery that follows initial survival.