Firefighter goes to respond to incident and discovers that one of the victims is his wife

The Call No First Responder Wants to Experience
As Engine 17 arrived at the scene, Reynolds and his team immediately assessed the wreckage. Two cars had collided head-on, and a third had swerved to avoid the crash, slamming into the guardrail. The firefighters moved quickly, stabilizing vehicles and extracting the injured.

Then, as Reynolds approached one of the overturned cars, he saw something that made his blood run cold—a familiar pendant dangling from the rearview mirror. It was the silver heart necklace he had given his wife, Lisa, for their anniversary.

“I remember freezing for a second,” Reynolds later recounted, his voice shaking. “I kept telling myself, It can’t be her. It can’t be. But then I saw her hand, and I knew.”

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