A nurse married a train driver who stopped her from committing suicide on the railway tracks. She returned the favor by saving his life

Briton nurse who married the man who saved her from suicide train now he has returned the favor after many years.

Charlotte Lay first met her now husband Dave Lay in the summer of 2019. Charlotte, who said she had struggled with mental health since she was a teenager, made the “impulsive decision” to go to the train tracks to attempt suicide. as reported Surrey Live.

However, someone alerted the conductor and the next train stopped for Charlotte. The driver got out, introduced himself as Dave, and began talking to Charlotte until she agreed to get off the tracks and stay with the police.

“The conversation, from what I remember, was only about mundane matters and both of their lives, but it was enough to break the crisis. Life didn’t seem so tough anymore,” Charlotte told SurreyLive.

Desperate to thank Dave for his kindness, Charlotte said she took to Facebook to see if anyone could connect them. According to The Times, one of Dave’s colleagues found her message and gave her his phone number BBC.

The two agreed to meet for coffee two months later and later began dating. But just a year later, Dave accredited Charlotte for saving his life.

Dave said Charlotte repeatedly told him to go to the doctor after he complained of back pain. During his appointment for this reason in July 2020, Dave was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Dave said a hospital consultant told him that if he hadn’t been diagnosed in time he would probably have died.

“Charlotte may say I saved her life, which I don’t really know, but she saved my life too,” Dave told the BBC.

A few weeks later, Dave was declared cancer-free. They are still together and got married in 2022. Now they have three children together. Charlotte told the BBC: “Life gets better. You just have to be here to see it.”

Originally published by Latin times.