LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — An East Tennessee man, Brenton Myers, was seriously injured in a crash last October, resulting in the amputation of both his legs. Now, six months later, he and his wife have reunited with the first responders who helped to save his life that day.

October 29th, 2024 was the day that Brenton Myers’ life changed forever.

“It was just a blessing of God that I survived that,” said Myers.

On his way to work, Myers collided with a trailer. He was pinned inside his car, and it took first responders more than 90 minutes to free him. After four surgeries and three days in a medically induced coma, Myers woke up grateful to be alive but was faced with the loss of his legs.

“The surgeons tell me, ‘Yes, you are missing your legs.’ At that point, it was kind of like everything stopped,” explained Myers.

With the help of prosthetic legs, Myers is now walking again. The first thing he wanted to do was thank those who saved his life.

“I got to shake the hand of the men and women that helped me that day. Without them, I wouldn’t be here. God had his hands on them and [was] guiding them through whatever needed to be done,” said Myers.

Those first responders were humbled by Myers’ perseverance.

“For me personally, it was humbling to be able to not only take the time to speak with him, but, you know, seeing things that we take for granted in everyday life. This man is walking around, but on two prosthetics. And it’s just something that everybody takes for granted,” said Cody Bengel, a Corporal and PIO with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office.

“To see how quickly and how hard he had to work just within such a short amount of time to go from being bedridden and broken, to practically independent. He’s about to start getting a modified car so he can get back driving and just get his independence back,” added Carissa Johnson a Critical Care Paramedic with Priority Ambulance.

Today Myers is mentoring a young man who lost his left foot, hoping to inspire others just like him.

“I’m here today to tell my story to bring positivity, positivity to other people that are going through the same thing I am. And I want to tell them that there is motivation in life, there is things that you can do,” said Myers.

Myers shares with NewsNation affiliate WATE that his wife is his biggest supporter and he now has goals of getting back in his shed and soon returning to hands-on activities that he loves.