A man who dove in front of his girlfriend and saved her life during the Colorado movie shooting has been remembered for his selfless sacrifice, while an aspiring sports journalist was praised for her boundless energy.

A man who dove in front of his girlfriend and saved her life during the Colorado movie shooting has been remembered for his selfless sacrifice, while an aspiring sports journalist was praised for her boundless energy.

Ashley Moser drifted in and out of consciousness in a hospital intensive care unit, bullets lodged in her throat and a gunshot wound to her stomach.

A sports blogger who wrote of surviving a Canada shooting just over a month ago was among those killed in the deadly cinema rampage.